“Flood Me, I’ll Be Here” is a five-year pho­to­gra­phic explo­ra­tion of Maju­li, the world’s lar­ge­st river island, loca­ted in north-east India. This island is slo­w­ly disap­pea­ring due to ero­sion, floo­ding, and the shif­ting cour­se of the Brah­ma­pu­tra river. For cen­tu­ries, the Brah­ma­pu­tra river’s pul­sa­ting pre­sen­ce has sha­ped the histo­ry and iden­ti­ty of the peo­ple, defi­ning not only their ter­ri­to­ries, but also their indi­vi­dual desti­nies. 

Rather than focu­sing on cata­stro­phe, the pro­ject tra­ces an inti­ma­te por­trait of a com­mu­ni­ty sha­ped by spi­ri­tual con­ti­nui­ty, cul­tu­ral memo­ry, and a sacred coe­xi­sten­ce with water. In Maju­li, time is cycli­cal, mar­ked by the mon­soons and the river’s unpre­dic­ta­ble rhy­thm. 

As floods beco­me more fre­quent and infra­struc­tu­re resha­pes the eco­sy­stem, tra­di­tio­nal ways of life are under threat. Yet, what emer­ges is not only loss, but also resi­lien­ce. The islan­ders’ instinc­ti­ve and adap­ti­ve rela­tion­ship with the river reveals a model of cli­ma­te adap­ta­tion roo­ted in humi­li­ty, coe­xi­sten­ce, and ance­stral wisdom. Their dai­ly lives reflect a fra­gi­le equi­li­brium in which iden­ti­ty and envi­ron­ment are dee­ply intert­wi­ned.