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

New Delhi Nov 22 (IANS) 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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