Unique two year collaboration results in an interactive exhibition-cum-haat

Since early 2016, a path-breaking collaboration has been taking place between the indigenous communities of Madhya Pradesh and fourteen Indian and international artists. This interesting partnership is now culminating into an interactive exhibition-cum-haat in the capital.

"Disappearing Dialogues" is curated by Nobina Gupta and will run from November 23 to November 29 at Bikaner House here. The project has been supported by MP Tourism and Arts Ananda Trust.

Featuring a diverse range of paintings, videos, wood and iron products, textiles and garments to films, book art, photography, furnishings, the event hopes to bring the focus back on the lost traditions and cultural practices of the area.

The participating practitioners are Clare Elizabeth Kennedy (Architect, Australia), Ulrike Reinhard (Community Service and Traveler, Germany and Madhya Pradesh), Sandeep Dhopate (Photographer, Maharashtra), Trish Bygott and Nathan Crotty (Textile Designers, Australia), Lenny Rubenovitch (Wood and Furniture Artist, Canada), Pipson Sebastian Mampilli (Entrepreneur on Sustainable Living, Karnataka), Shilo Engelbrecht (Fashion and Textile Designer, Australia), Shatarupa Thakurta Roy (Academician and Theoretician, Uttar Pradesh), Amritah Sen (Visual Artist, West Bengal), Rita Banerjee (Filmmaker), Abhishekha Krishnagopal (Nature Educator), Payal Nath ( Product Designer of NGO Kadam India), Shashwati Garai Ghosh (Odissi dancer), and Nobina Gupta (Visual and Installation artist, West Bengal).

The project was undertaken at areas of Ichol, Maihar and its periphery, Satna, Rewa, Panna, Madhai, Umaria, Ucchera, Janwaar, Bharhut, Sukhana, Khajuraho and Govindgarh.

--IANS

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