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It is a curious sight to discover a fibre glass sculpture of Spiderman iPhone 5s case squatting at Chatterjee and Lal, a gallery in Mumbai. Electronic opening, people squatted next to the program, trying to read the text-based work that a artist, Hetain Patel, has crafted on it. In a style reminiscent of a particular child's fanboy letter, he opens the piece by thanking Spidey for wearing a mask and gift wrapping every inch of his coloration with a suit so that he can also become Spiderman — one as their race cannot be determined.

UK-based Patel's body of work, which spans for a decade now, has been a comment on brand, with humour. This sculpture has become part of his latest solo "The Other Suit", which is part of Mumbai Gallery Weekend, a three-day method festival. "I was interested in meeting people my work with something as general as a graphic novel hero. It' s an exploration of my few status as a British-Asian. One aspect from the show, which is on till May 28, is colliding the general with identity, and doing it along humour, " says the artist, familiar with a fan of the superhero.

Patel's hunt for identity stands in contrast to the teachings and films that have come out in relation to Brit and American-Asians. His get the job done does not stem from a sense out of trying to find himself, rather from the discontent of being pigeonholed for how this individual looks. "I talk about it for a place of being restricted, " he admits that. "Stereotypes exist of you and your traditions, and it is important to free yourself, " this individual adds.

This collision of traditions is best seen in a photograph at the demonstration. It features Patel in full Spidey costume, squatting on a chair, perched next to his grandmother, who investigates the camera nonchalantly. "We had a whole day catching up. My own showed her how I made finally, the suit and she knew about iPhone 5 spiderman case through the movies. It was surprising, yet somehow she agreed readily. Either the really loves her grandchildren, or to assumes that we are into weird topics, " says Patel, who has demonstrated an ability at Tate Modern, Southbank Company and Bodhi Art New York, amongst other prestigious spaces.

Humour has become integral to his work. This, Patel gave a talk on JIM which has close to a million views. On this website, he has a Chinese translator, yet somehow she is the one speaking in English tongue, while Patel repeats a piece in Chinese that he learnt courtesy of rote — a disruption of what is important to expect based on race. Adding to finally, the hilarity of the talk is the dog's posture, where he squats on a styling chair. "There is a working class-ness in which it squatting evokes in me which can relate to. This posture has become my connection to India. I locate it very comfortable to squat consequently does Spiderman, " he says.