Evolving Traditions The Roopantar-Transformation Exhibition In Mumbai

The new age of tradition will be showcased at the Gallery 47 A, which is settled in the much-admired old-style Portuguese architecture of the Khotachi Wadi area in Girgaum, Mumbai. The design gallery is from Baro Market and C&ampL Design from Chatterjee and Lal. The exhibition cum sale, titled Roopantar-Transformation, traces traditional craft practices and their transformation into contemporary design. 

Moving Forward

The showing will focus on how traditions move forward, deal with change and respond to it by evolving to the turn in the processes, materials, or functionalities. The display aims to celebrate the fundamental act of transformation via shifting meanings and perceptions, along with the newly developing physical manifestation of the customs.  

Bringing It Together

Curated by design educator Arthur Duff and architect Harsh Bhavsar, who have joined hands to bring Roopantar-Transformation&nbspto life. Arthur Duff lives between Ahmedabad and Dublin and has worked in the sphere of design education as a lecturer, advisor, examiner, and consultant with major design institutions. Harsh Bhavsar uses his knowledge of architecture to approach design from every angle possible, to transcend any medium. He has been a curator, designer, photographer and lecturer for projects across India.

New From The Old

The Roopantar-Transformation focuses on the specially commissioned collection of contemporary Mata ni Pachedi works by master painter Sanjay Chitara from Ahmedabad. Along with this collection, there will also be a showcase of a range of contemporary artworks from India and abroad. There will be works by artists such as Alberto Pillan, who has been working in India for the past ten years to develop the skill of mosaic work among a group of women outside Ahmedabad Amit Ambalal, who sold the family business and became an artist Sasha Sykes, an Irish artist and sculptural furniture-maker who works with acrylics and resins Henry Skupniewicz, a wool-knitting master artist working with processing fleece from Lahauli sheep, and other breeds of Himachal Pradesh Kausar Ahmed Shah, who takes the craft of papier mache to a different level Lalla Luhar and Noorul Khan, from the Gadya Luhar blacksmith community who are creating new avenues for forging metal, and many more industrious, and innovative, creative minds.    

The Information

When January 21 to February 19

Where&nbspGallery 47 A, Baro Market, Khotachi Wadi, Girgaum

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