In Tamil Sangam literature, Marutham is one of the five ancient landscapes (Thinai), symbolizing fertile agricultural lands, abundance, intimacy, and the rhythms of everyday life. This land was not merely geographical—it was poetic, emotional, and political. It was where love, labor, ritual, and resistance unfolded.

For Artmode 2026, Marutham becomes a fashion canvas—a terrain where culture becomes couture, and where the humble meets the haute. It is an homage to Tamil land identity, yet reinterpreted through the lens of global fashion storytelling. From lush paddy fields to temple townscapes, from domestic beauty to defiant street culture— Marutham is not a theme; it’ s a civilization in cloth