Revaluating meanings of presence and community through the Arts

Revaluating meanings of presence and community through the Arts

Image source: Edutopia.org Social media has been abuzz with pictures of baked goods and savoury dishes, photos of friends and relatives on video calls, dramatic TikTok videos of makeups and breakups and memories of better times painted in wistful Instagram filters....
Where is everyone?

Where is everyone?

British artist Damien Hirst pays tribute to National Health Service (NHS) workers through this artwork. Titled Butterfly Rainbow, it shows a rainbow decorated with butterfly wings. He sees the rainbow as a symbol of hope and reassurance in the time of the Coronavirus...
In pursuit of Percussion and Inclusion

In pursuit of Percussion and Inclusion

More than just an accompanying instrument… In her pursuit of percussion, Smt. Sukkanya Ramgopal has been a crusader of inclusion, literally from childhood. Not only did she dare to knock on closed doors, she stormed spaces once reserved exclusively for men, vocalists,...
Through art you can communicate everything

Through art you can communicate everything

There’s very little dry waste that is thrown out from Anu Jain’s household. Most of it is crafted into a useful household item or artefact that is aesthetically way beyond the average “things made out of waste” category. When Anu goes down for a stroll or travels...
Hearing the voice from within – The Sacred Feminine

Hearing the voice from within – The Sacred Feminine

In Scandanavia there is a myth about seals which shed their skins to become women. The sealskins lie on a rock even as these naked women dance atop a rock in ecstasy. A man appears. Tears of loneliness had drawn chasms on his cheeks. Beguiled, he picks up a sealskin...