EXHIBITION "Mela Phulkari III: Threads of Punjab" a group art show at Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7th to 17th April 2016


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7th April : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 07/04/2016 19:00 07/04/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata Opening of "Mela Phulkari III: Threads of Punjab" a group art show Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/03/exhibition-mela-phulkari-iii-threads-of.html Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 DD/MM/YYYY - Opening
8th to 17th April : 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Add to Calendar 08/04/2016 10:00 17/04/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "Mela Phulkari III: Threads of Punjab" a group art show Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/03/exhibition-mela-phulkari-iii-threads-of.html Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on view

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Event Description : 
Concept 1469 and Art Historian Dr. Alka Pande are coming together to celebrate the spirit of Punjab, in the "Mela Phulkari III: Threads of Punjab" a group art show.


While the first edition saw the traditional Panjabi home ethos manifest at India Habitat Centre, complete with elements synonymous with the state of Punjab like the ‘veda’, courtyard, ‘manji’, bed, baghs, scrolls, stoles and shirts, the second edition refined the concept further with the art of Phulkari. In its third edition, the Mela Phulkari festival gains newer heights at the Indian Habitat Center as it seeks to showcase the vivid daily life, the fabulous Punjabi food and a fun-filled lifestyle of this rurally glamorous state through three dimensional evocative artworks, celebrating the myriad facets of the craft. All these put together, showcase the essence of the state of Punjab, its vibrancy and its jovial and big-hearted people. The cultural extravaganza will host a series of book releases, talks, performances and demonstrations throughout the week.

The mela, put together by Kirandeep Kaur and Harinder Singh of Concept 1469 and art historian Dr. Alka Pande, along with talented artists, designers, photographers, craftsmen bring  in  their  own  reading  of  Punjab,  the  land  of  Phulkari. Textile designer and artist, Gopika Nath’s “A Song on their Lips and a Needle to Thread”, will display continuing embroidery traditions of Panjab through a photo collage. Celebrated photographer Bandeep Singh will showcase his representations, which were shot in Sangrur, a sleepy town which was once one of the princely states of India. “Chanan” will be a garment installation by designer Anjali Kalia, inspired from the essence of Panjab through the various eras ranging from the emergence of Sikhism to contemporary interpretations of the same. “I Am Panjab/ Am I Panjab” by Anupa Dasgupta remarks on the socio-cultural perspectives of Panjab, past and contemporary. While “Khulla Sher: Sangrur Futures: Woman embroiderers of Building Bridges, Sangrur”, by Rupinder Kaur, Rajvinder Kaur, Kiranpal Kaur, Veerpal Kaur, Sandeep Kaur and team, an on-going initiative by Concept 1469, empowers the rural women in Panjab through livelihood projects. These women in a collaborative exhibit will embroider an outline of the “Make in India” lion filled up with patches of interpretations on what Panjab signifies to them.

Harinder Singh, Creative Director 1469, says “No singular facet is synonymous with this land. Extending this idea forward, ‘Mela Phulkari 3: Threads of Panjab’ weaves various myriads of Panjab resulting it to an experience which identifies, accepts and critiques Panjab's past and current socio-cutural stories.” 

Adding to the experience will be “Guddi Da Panghuda” by Gunroop Kaur, Mallika Singh and Vikram Singh, symbolic of the journey of a girl to a woman, and her challenges to stop female infanticide to build upon a dream free of bondages. “Jugni - Havaa Di Udaari” an installation by Meghna Chowdhary, Srishty Bahl, Sushmita Mandal and Mansi Sharma speaks of young girls’ cheerfulness, her desires of freedom and joy – an escape from daily routine to celebrate as a way of living. 

“Laddoo Rani di Gaddi” an installation by Chesta Nagar, Irum Khan, Neha Singla, Pranvi Kapoora and Shubhangi Chowdhary incorporates the flavour of rural Panjab with a twist of modernity and a focus on female education.“Trinjan Tambu” by artists Harinder Singh, Amrita Mahindra and Simran Kharbanda will compare the patch work phulkari tent structure to Panjab’s daily nuances of life. Its open and slit panelled structure denotes the inclusiveness the culture promotes. “Gadh jorh” by Harinder Singh is a tribute to Panjab’s singers.

Speaking about the event, Dr. Alka Pande says, “Mela Phulkari is not just an exhibition but a concept which I have been exploring with workshop 1469 and collaborating with Harinder Singh and Kirandeep Kaur, the driving force of the Project. Mela Phulkari are twin concepts celebrating the creative energy and the syncretic culture of Punjab. It has a particular focus on the craft traditions which reveal the gender identity and politics of the women of Punjab.” She elaborates, “The  idea  of  Mela  Phulkari  is  to  take  the Brand  Phulkari  to  another  level through  the  interrogation  of  the  craft  of  phulkari. The  socio  cultural  fabric  of  the  state,  the  vibrancy,  the  myths  and legends,  the  stories  of  women,  and  the  complexity  of  a  woman's  dreams  of  rural  Punjab  which  are being  transformed  with  the  rapid  economics  of  development".

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