Deetya Bhatia

BD2026

IN A WORLD WHERE pregnancy has been decentralized from gender, PEOPLE have the agency to raise children in a biologically matched multi-parent family unit. This project invites viewers into a speculative future where gender binaries have dissolved and the ability to give birth is no longer tied to a specific body or identity. Through the form of a booklet and a pamphlet, it narrates the intimate journey of a family navigating a shared birthing process, made possible through an artificial womb genetically linked to its carriers. When the original carrier falls ill, the responsibility of carrying life is passed fluidly to their partner, illustrating a world where reproduction is not a fixed biological role, but a shared, evolving act of care. By imagining gestation as a collaborative, empathetic process, the project challenges traditional assumptions around gender, family, and reproduction, and invites readers to envision a future where bodies, relationships, and responsibilities are profoundly fluid.