We are pleased to inform that the Indian Pavilion got tremendous response from the audience. Roobina Karode is the curator of the Pavilion. The exhibits “our time for a future caring” displays works based on Gandhian philosophies and messages. It’s overwhelming to know that India’s pavilion is among the top 10 of the various participating countries.
A total of 7 works from artists were displayed which includes Atul Dodiya’s installation, Broken Branches (2002) reflected artist’s Gandhian upbringing in Porbandar, the birthplace of the Mahatma. GR Iranna’s work Naavu (We Together), a wall installation made of hundreds of padukas (wooden footwear) also propagates the effectiveness of non-violence. Nandalal Bose’s Haripura Panel (1938), commissioned by Gandhi himself and depicts India’s rural population. Fragments (1993) by Rummana Hussain’s is a five-piece installation which shows the concept of the earth taking shape as a nation, a philosophy often preached by the Gandhi. An untitled work by Shakuntala Kulkarni (2010-12) and Untitled (2019) by Ashim Purkayastha, acrylic on canvas with stone sculpture, talks about Gandhi’s path of peace. All expressing Gandhian views and approaches as a way of celebrating 105 years of Mahatma Gandhi.