A London based artist who has been painting and drawing since a very young age, Kokil Sharma decided to give up her architectural practice two years ago to start her art studio and focus merely on her artistic practice. Kokil was granted the opportunity to develop an artistic residency in Buinho has an emergent artist starting her first steps. Kokil portraited a group of Messejana’s community leaders, in a project centered around the importance of local recognition and visibility.