An outcome of the Food Matters Grant 2024 by Serendipity Arts Foundation.
The Everlasting River is a series of works created to initiate the conversation around growing food insecurity, the value chain of food from farm to table, the countless sacrifices of farmers, and the satisfaction of having a bowl of food in the city far away from the farmlands.
The series portrays the interwoven connections of the Kaveri River, rice cultivation, and the daily life of people. This work will include a video documentation of different forms of traditional rice cultivation specific to regions on the basin, culturally significant food preparation using rice integral to the lifestyle, and many stories about the river and the people.
The outcome of this production is imagined providing both visual and sensory experience to the audience. The video documentary weaves the stories visually on the screen, whereas the art installation will provide sensory experience of the forgotten golden seeds – the paddy. The installation provides an opportunity to the viewers, an experience of the moment from the artist's childhood, where the artist associates his playtime in the courtyard filled with the paddy produce, stack of gunny bags and pile of hay.
ARTISTS:
Niranjan NB
Dayananda Nagaraju
