“Dust & Life” is created with mixed media on plywood, portraying the cyclical existence of brickyard workers whose lives unfold within the same earth they mold. Generations live and die in the dust, their stories carried by the rhythm of the kiln- a space that gives and takes life in equal measure. From the scattered bricks, human hands emerge-reaching, remembering and holding onto fragments of warmth and hope.

Through this work, Chintan captures the quiet persistence and grace that thrive even in hardship, offering a powerful reflection on endurance, humanity and the unseen beauty of labor.