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Pahadi Skyscraper

The materials used are very contrasting, from very organic bamboo baskets, to industrially produced plastic wrappers. And the ladder lies in-between all this, reaching towards the sky.

Location: Gunehar,  Himachal Pradesh. 

 

Bellow are some pictures showing details

 

 This sculpture was commissioned by Frank Schlichtmann as a part of Shop Art / Art Shop

Dreaming through Flying

Analog pictures from Rajashthan, Nepal and Cochin.
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Mystical Woods - Window Display

Art for promoting Child rights

This installation was part or CRY's initiative to promote Child Rights, (more specifically child rights to education). One can walk around and inside this installation, and the experience is grows with time.

more photographs can be found on here

Photograph by Vijay Alphones.  |  Conceptualization and building: Mervyn De Nazareth, Nachiappan Ramanathan, Balan+Nambisan Architects and me.

This is my little sister. She is a free soul and enjoys her freedom. I know this child very intimately and encourage her to make her own informed decisions.
Hope that all children get this opportunity.

eYe CyCle

eYe CycCle - a short video from my cycling adventure last year. 

Its mostly shot from a camera mounted onto my cycle

A 20 min version is being made. Watch for the stories along the way.

Cyclic-bug preview

 This is art instillation commissioned by puma. As part of their green store on CMH road Bangalore, they have commissioned 8 artists to do art based on todays natural conditions.

Bicycles are the one of the most green inventions ever, no matter how long back it was invented. So we decided to work with old discarded bicycles.

The Cyclic-bug is movable (by pedailng). 

We have also been inspired by extensive use of bicycles in india. This sculpture is to celebrate the very idea of cycling.

Following are some pictures in progress and a small video preview.

 Our temporary workshop at Terrapin Station, a farm outside Bangalore.

A test run while in progress with some children at Akshaya school.

A video preview.

So now what we want to do is take it out and ride this bug around town(Bangalore) soon.

We want to see peoples reaction and how the traffic handles such a creature.

So watch this space if you want to ride around the city with us and celebrate cycling.

Artists:

Nachiappan Ramanathan, Jumping Nagesha and me.