Thats Bananas

Bathrooms are intimate yet regulated spaces—historically, battlegrounds for segregation, access, and identity. In the bathroom of Villa Borsani, I present an installation that reimagines domestic objects as artifacts of control, erasure, and transformation. That’s Bananas examines selective exoticism through glass vases shaped by the story of the Cavendish banana—a fruit re-engineered, grown as a monoculture, and mass-produced for export. Welcomed into homes yet stripped of its cultural and historical significance, the banana’s backstory of exploitation, environmental degradation, and colonial trade is discarded. The colorful vases embody the exoticized ‘tropical other.’ Here, the bathroom’s act of cleansing—what is washed away and what remains—mirrors how we process, distort, and detach from certain realities.

Inderjeet Sandhu's practice revolves around the concept of 'home' as a dynamic and politically charged arena where personal, societal, and cultural dynamics intersect. Through design, he crafts objects that delve into the complexities of migration, identity, and displacement.

I explore the interplay of cultures within and beyond a home's boundaries, connected to my own sense of belonging and cultural influences. I employ objects as tools to unveil the political power within domestic environments. These objects and installations function as vessels for the migration of techniques and materials, leading to the dismantling and reinterpretation of familiar home elements.