Archiving voices and expressions
ARCHIVING VOICES AND EXPRESSIONS.
A ground breaking exhibition curated by Probir Gupta featuring various folk artists and contemporary photographers. Held at the Gurusday Museum from 27th March- 10th April. This museum was founded by the very well-known Shri Gurusday Dutt held this successful show of pictures and paintings that echoed departures from traditional folk Bengal art.
This exhibition gives an extraordinary glimpse into the breadth of various contemporary art and photographs. Here one visualized the situations, concerns, complexities of social evolution, the exhibition focuses on colonial and post-colonial between the urban and the non-urban and time suddenly freezes. This curational project is entirely based on the fine-tuned foundation of Gurusday Dutt and Chander Haat’s humanitarian engagement.
“Only man can save his creation. So art needs to be attached to humanity without hesitation”.
This project brought together collective efforts of people from the field of art. With the help of Probir Gupta and efforts of Chander Haat , artists and photographers have been given an opportunity to empower themselves, they have been provided a space to display their work of art.
“Our aim is to save this beautiful arena of Gurusday museum that remains neglected today”, stated Tarun da. There was also active participation from Martijn de Rooj, a PHD researcher in cultural anthropology, Tarun an artist and main mentor and the pillar in the creation and existence of Chander haat. Alok Shome, a revolutionary who work revolves in and around Shantiniketan, who also helps the various underprivileged children to empower themselves
This major success was made possible by Probir Gupta and team with immense support from Environmental Art team.
A ground breaking exhibition curated by Probir Gupta featuring various folk artists and contemporary photographers. Held at the Gurusday Museum from 27th March- 10th April. This museum was founded by the very well-known Shri Gurusday Dutt held this successful show of pictures and paintings that echoed departures from traditional folk Bengal art.
This exhibition gives an extraordinary glimpse into the breadth of various contemporary art and photographs. Here one visualized the situations, concerns, complexities of social evolution, the exhibition focuses on colonial and post-colonial between the urban and the non-urban and time suddenly freezes. This curational project is entirely based on the fine-tuned foundation of Gurusday Dutt and Chander Haat’s humanitarian engagement.
“Only man can save his creation. So art needs to be attached to humanity without hesitation”.
This project brought together collective efforts of people from the field of art. With the help of Probir Gupta and efforts of Chander Haat , artists and photographers have been given an opportunity to empower themselves, they have been provided a space to display their work of art.
“Our aim is to save this beautiful arena of Gurusday museum that remains neglected today”, stated Tarun da. There was also active participation from Martijn de Rooj, a PHD researcher in cultural anthropology, Tarun an artist and main mentor and the pillar in the creation and existence of Chander haat. Alok Shome, a revolutionary who work revolves in and around Shantiniketan, who also helps the various underprivileged children to empower themselves
This major success was made possible by Probir Gupta and team with immense support from Environmental Art team.