Drawing from family archives, religions, and diverse cultural histories, New York-based artist Baseera Khan’s work engages with the emotional and political dimensions of colour and the economies of materials. Spanning oil painting, sculpture, and performance, their work probes the intersections of spirituality, labour, and commodification, all the while examining how these concepts shape identity. On the occasion of Khan’s first solo presentation in the UK, Pocket Diary at Niru Ratnam Gallery, Something Curated’s Keshav Anand spoke with the artist, discussing the process behind their latest body of work, the relationship between performance and object, and how materials, from crude oil and textiles to flora, make us us.