'This work is inspired by a memory from fifth grade. The game of blind man’s buff we played somehow ended in tears. When it comes to dealing with the blindfolded, helpless ‘It’, children at play can turn into monsters. Growing up, I suppose things have not changed much'

Stuti Mamen likes to draw and depends on art to make sense of the chaos that is everyday life. She currently works as a research scholar and an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.