Herbert Art Talks Episode 2: Serving Justice – Sofia Karim’s Turbine Bagh

From family recipes and rituals to snacks on the street, food plays a huge part in shaping our identities and structuring our day-to-day lives. It’s part of the power of Sofia Karim’s Turbine Bagh series, which transforms something as ordinary and everyday as street food wrapping into an eye-catching tool for political protest.

Developed in response to the female-led Shaheen Bagh protests in India, Turbine Bagh is a series of paper samosa packets printed with calls to free political prisoners. Conceived as an installation for the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, the series has evolved into an international movement, uniting artists and activists from different national, cultural and creative backgrounds around a shared cause.

In the second episode of our Divided Selves podcast, Sofia discusses the inspiration for the eries and the role of food in times of crisis. 

Divided Selves: Memories, Legacies, Belonging is free to visit at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum until 24 September 2023. Find out more at theherbert.org.