The Artwork is deliberately made with brilliant varieties and alluring examples for watchers to encounter magnificence. while an individual is engaged doing as such; in the end driving his/her way towards a little, a note of the importance behind the circle(art). each circle envelops an excruciating disease that the craftsmen went through; much of the time actually still go through it. There is tremendous agony behind those lovely textiles and blockprints. The reason to make this Art collection is to spread mindfulness about the meticulous errands associated with making intricate textiles and designs as well as materials. The infections these craftsmen face throughout the years additionally slip by everyone's notice...
The motto is to depict magnificence and agony together.... drawing in the crowd with magnificence however allowing them to submerge into the excruciating side too. ultimately uplifting them to take a message regarding crafted works, for the pain, blood and sweat put into making them.
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During the course- “Imagining new worlds from the old” and open elective module; we were exposed to a set of old blocks used for block printing in the well known city of Bombay. A selection
from Bodhi’s archival collection of over 5000 hand-carved wooden printing blocks used to print textiles between the late 19th century and the 20th century in Bombay, in a family-owned enterprise, which closed down in 1985. the diverse
block designs – traditional, nationalistic, political, modernist and Bollywood were inspiring. which led us to another trail of imagination – to create new surfaces, interfaces and products.
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In the process, new unexpected meanings came out. BOMBAY- the textile mills city; has layers of stories hidden beneath its walls. this city transformed itself into a place with the highest economy in the country. people pouring in from different states to make a living; the crowd was hungry for a better lifestyle and to some it was just about earning their bread butter. around 100 mills in this place, with lakhs of workers and millions of unsaid stories. the mill workers worked hours and that had a profound impact on their health. some faced diseases and disorders that affect them for a lifetime. with fewer wages it was tough to pull the two ends to meet; from daily ration to taking charge of their own health.every day was a new challenge. and working was not an option it was for survival and their health conditions were something that came along with the job. but unfortunately, they brush it aside until it cost their life. To them working was a priority to which they sold their health. and illnesses were just weaknesses that would be fine within a few days.
Similarly, in today’s world, we neglect certain health conditions and bargain for our health. with make-believe in our head that it’s going to be all right. some don’t even know its infirmity. Titling it as a general weakness, and “I will be all right”. is a common thought. mental health is one such crucial aspect in today’s times- which has been shrugged off. Adding to it have been a few more emotions that can’t be expressed but felt. acceptance of these emotions is a challenge in today’s world. The way we perceive certain silenced emotions and feelings; these illnesses faced by the mill workers back then were also unvoiced. Our negligence to health issues can be compared to cancer cells; multiplies and starts affecting the body in diverse ways and the rest we all know about.
The human race is discovering new
illnesses and it feels like we have just begun to understand life. There’s a lot more to come; for which we humans need an antidote. I would like to throw light on the health issues faced by these workers from the textile industry around india.the beautiful fabrics that we all have been seeing; the importance of Indian textiles in the world history - we are aware of the beauty, delicacy, elegance and grace of this fabric; but this beauty comes with a dark side to it. it costs these artisans lives. they are victims of diseases and disorders which tear their lives apart. during the course, this dark side to these “heaven” like fabrics caught my attention. there has been a conscious effort made to make these look alluring to get the eye of the view.there are two sets; one from the diseases and disorders the textile artisans and mill workers faced and two the ones which the generation are victim to today. trying to bridge the past and the present; with an understanding of the current scenario that we all live in, there are certain feeling, emotions, that seem like normal or absolutely human at today’s era, but are they? or in the future is science going to question some of these and hand over new mental disorders to us?