Regeneration — Art for charity

WHAT: A solo exhibition, titled Regeneration, of ‘art with a Cause’ presented by the Janata Seva Sangh Trust in collaboration with Sri Lankan Artist Shaanea Mendis D’Silva. Together, they will raise funds for free medical aid and funding children’s education in Mumbai. The springboard for Shaanea’s inspiration has always been Mother Nature, with its abundant intricate patterns that she meditates on as the tiny building blocks of a much larger picture. However, she now finds herself drawing parallels in her work that are socially and politically charged. Having grown up in a climate of a civil war in Sri Lanka, the use of decaying iron and rust stains in her work have begun to resemble the scars of war and violence, bloodstains and scattered shrapnel. The golden background on which these nails will be laid to rest represents power and wealth; it depicts a hierarchy that controls the law on weapons-use in our world today, for its own personal gain. Janata Seva Sangh (Mumbai, India) is a non-profit trust currently spearheaded by Dr Kavita Pai Vas, established by her father the former Mayor of Mumbai, Dr Prabhakar S. Pai in 1962, as a service to the community, to provide free medical services and other aid to the underprivileged.

WHEN: On till June 7, 11 am to 7 pm

WHERE: Bombay Art Society, K. C. Marg, Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (West), Mumbai

CONTACT: 9892721640