Permanent Address

A house can disappear without its architecture being entirely lost.

In Permanent Address (2026), Indian artist Sumakshi Singh reconstructs her family's demolished home at 33 Link Road, New Delhi, using embroidered thread supported by steel frameworks.

The house was built by her grandparents after the Partition of India in 1947. It remained the family's permanent address through generations of gatherings, celebrations and everyday life.

Before its demolition, Singh documented the building, recording the architectural details that would become the basis of her reconstruction.

The choice of embroidery is deeply personal. Singh remembers spending time stitching with her grandmother in the house, connecting the process of making to the domestic life once contained within its walls.

Using silk, cotton and nylon threads, Singh recreates walls, doorways, windows and intricate structural details at life size.

Presented at the India Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2026, the installation allows visitors to move through an architecture that has lost its solidity. Rooms are defined by delicate outlines, while walls become translucent surfaces through which other parts of the home remain visible.

Through embroidery, Singh preserves the physical character of a place that no longer exists, allowing its architecture and family history to remain connected.