FRIDAY 24 & 25

 

FESTIVAL ? ANNEXE ART GALLERY, GANDHI-KING PLAZA, C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM,  SEMINAR ROOMS I TO III, KAMALADEVI COMPLEX

 

Curated by Kishalay Bhattacharjee

 

The festival is an initiative to raise pertinent questions through a series of engagements on art, livelihood, social justice, climate change, communication, history – past and present, issues that have a far reaching impact on every day life of people and of the nation. Organised in collaboration with National Foundation for India; Sasakawa Foundation; and Reachout Foundation

 

Exhibitions:

Tectonic Live

An exhibition of paintings and puppets 

By Jimmy Chishi

 

The exhibition explores the architecture of forms mimicking human movement and inspired by the constructing powers in nature as well as architecture. It attempts to capture the multi-facetedness of living, which are passive and active, organic and inorganic. The work is inspired by the aesthetics of Bauhaus and traditional Naga renderings

 

Preview on Thursday, 23rd March 2017 at 18:30

On view 24 to 30 March 2017, 11:00 to 19:00 at the Annexe Art Gallery

 

Ebb and Flow: Migration, masks and River Stories

Maskmakers and artists from Majuli, the world’s biggest inhabited river island will demonstrate their craft through installations and workshops. Central to their artistic approach is the performative aspect of masks. The Majuli pavilion is  an installation on the historical and cultural intersections between monastic art, tribal life, climate change and displacement

 

On view 24 and 25 March 2017, 11:00 to 19:00 at the Gandhi-King Plaza

 

Majuli: Hope and Homelessness

An installation in water depicting the homelessness of the people of Majuli with relentless erosion and loss of livelihood and habitat. Everyday objects of home fill up the physical space of memory and identity; a pot, a lantern, a bicycle, a suitcase, the masks that are perhaps no longer required and their gods and goddesses

 

On view 24 and 25 March 2016 in the Fountains next to the Lounge

 

Roots: Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya

A photo essay by Ian Khongmen

 

Bridges in East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya are not built but grown. The photo essay shows how villages in Meghalaya use traditional knowledge to engineer a unique bridge building art with living roots of rubber trees. This ancient and rare art of making the roots grow across a stretch weaving in sticks and stones till they take root on the other side of the river thus allowing the people to cross over

 

On view 24 to 30 March 2017 at the Quadrangle Garden

 

FROM 16:30 TO 19:45 AT C.D. DESHMUKH AUDITORIUM

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Mukhabhaona

A traditional mask theatre/dance performance by the mask makers of Majuli. The mukha or mask is an important component of the bhaona – a traditional form of entertainment with a religious message, first created in the 16thcentury by Shankaradeva. The performance is a tribute to Sanjoy Ghose, development activist

 

Film: Majuli – Land Between Two Rivers

(45 min; 2017; HD; English & with subtitles)

Directed by Parashar Baruah

 

The film explores the challenges in preserving the island physically and it’s culture of mask making that is as threatened as the island itself. A searing narrative of the survival of art and life itself, told through masked characters drawn from mythology

 

From 18:00 to 19:15 in Seminar Rooms I to III, Kamaladevi Complex

Discussion on Philanthropy: The Art of Giving

Panelists: