SHOW THEMED ON MAN VS NATURE
New Delhi: Perturbed by man’s incessant drive for development, 29 artists from across the globe have come together to highlight the “delicate” relationship between man and nature through artworks. Titled “The Lair”, the show underway at The Egg Art Studio in New Delhi indulges in a visual storytelling of the symbiotic relationship between the two and seeks to draw attention to the adverse consequences of human actions on environment. “This exhibition has been a product of half a year’s work to get together a truly intimate connection between man and nature through images in various mediums, from national and international artists,” says Amrita Varma, co-founder and curator, The Egg Art Studio. One of the exhibited artworks by city-based artist Tapasya Gupta is a fibreglass sculpture of a curled-up seahorse in gold and silver. The colour scheme, which is symbolic of both the sun and the moon, attempts to emphasise on the need for maintaining a balance between different elements of nature. “If you have to survive, you have to eat plants and animals, but you have to balance everything. It is the cycle of life and you need to maintain harmony,” says Varma. The exhibition, which is set to continue till December 17, addresses issues of man’s cohabitation with nature and the endangerment of wildlife species. “It is rooted in the conversations on Indian wildlife, especially the endangered species, in addition to some globally endangered species. The aim is to let people sense and experience wildlife as their own and not the other,” says Varma. Varma explains how the image, though colourful, radiates an air of mystery, as if, “you are looking at an object that is soon to become a thing of the past.” According to her, even though the theme is one of the widely discussed issues, the exhibition tries not to complain about the problem. Instead, it seeks to find ways to tackle it. “The divergence in this exhibition happens through the quality of artworks where instead of just lamenting the disharmony between man and the environment, we look at the subtler reasons and perspectives with a light of hope to make a better world,” she says.