Bagri Foundation

In 2025, Shagufta was selected as the Winner of the ‘Written Word’ category for the At Home in the World open call from the Bagri Foundation a programme inviting artists to explore themes of belonging, displacement, and domesticity. Shagufta’s project, Loving Lonely, a Conversation, reflects on the emotional texture of modern family life — specifically through the lens of single motherhood and shared parenting.

Drawing from her own lived experience as both the child and now parent in a South Asian single-parent household, Shagufta investigated the small, intimate exchanges that define love and connection in fractured domestic spaces. The project was inspired by the physical artefacts - slips of notes and drawings - that she and her two children exchange when they part ways for time with their father. These seemingly small gestures became the emotional and creative anchors of the work.

Throughout July 2020, Shagufta shared a weekly series of images and short poems via the Foundation’s social media platforms. Each post explored the intersection of love, obligation, and care within the everyday rituals of family life. The poetry functioned both as standalone reflections and as narrative companions to the visual materials, inviting audiences into a deeply personal yet universally resonant experience.