Sangeeta Sandrasegar's Diary Installation at Gertrude Contemporary Reveals Artist's Process

At Gertrude Contemporary in Melbourne, Sangeeta Sandrasegar showcased her exhibition 'It's Like That,' which displayed fifty-three blank white sheets across three walls, each symbolizing a week from her diary in 2017. The text, created through needlepoint piercings, chronicled her artistic journey, daily responsibilities, anxieties, and routines, incorporating personal reflections alongside quotes from Paul Valéry and Roland Barthes. This installation was open from March 23 to April 28, 2018. The artist's method emphasized the fleeting nature of time and documentation. Cleo Roberts provided a review in the Summer 2018 issue of ArtReview Asia. The sheets, slightly larger than A4, fluttered under the light, while Barthes's 'How to Live Together' (2013) offered insights into origins and copies, revealing struggles with depression and routine.