Mumbai Urban Art Festival at the Sassoon docks is an art project by St+art India foundation, in association with Asian Paints. The festival theme is 'Between the Sea and the City' and is inspired by the city's sea-related history. With 30+ artists from around the world coming to create art that embraces and tells the stories of the sea, this dock and the Koli community.
Image Courtesy: Vinayak Bhatt
Ayaz Basrai's 'the magic cube' is the artist's take on what functional homes can look like even in the future when living out of compact homes and furniture that actively participates in the lives of the people that occupy it.
Senkoe's lively murals are a celebration of Mexican and Indian culture with colours, textures and patterns.
Amrit Pal Singh's 'toy faces' has an elaborate setting with a lot of Texture, Lights, Forms, Creating just the right setting for this display.
Sassoon Dock Art Project- Intuitions. Mural by Andha Ras
Ras's Mural is a big highlight of the festival. The blue, resembling the sea calls to you and one must step forward for a closer view!
(Stay tuned to our blogs to know more about Andha Ras’s work process)
Sassoon Dock Art Project- Illusions
Photo Courtesy: Manish Yadav
Dennis Fabian's interactive art piece is awe striking in every sense of the word. We'll be publishing a blog on Dennis's answers to our top questions and you should not miss it!
To quote from our interview with the artist "I deeply enjoy the field of interaction design, and how we as humans interact with our environment. I like to evoke a sense of awe within my viewers".
And his work does that, indeed!
Pipes and Leaks by Sajid Wajid Shaikh and Ronak Soni
Photo Courtesy: Sati Tukadiya
A steady sound of water would also be present for most of this event. This is from the installation of Sajid Wajid Shaikh and Ronak Soni's Pipes and Leaks.
Photo Courtesy: Sati Tukadiya
Large-scale, site-specific, and experimental, the artworks are intended to immerse the observer in reflections between the sea and the city. They range from murals to technologically backed functional art.
Refraction of Reflections
Photo Courtesy: Sohil Belim
Colourful murals enhance this incredibly distinctive location and connect visitors to the three interactive displays inside- Art House, Intuitions and Illusions.
Metromorphosis by Sameer Kulavoor and Sandeep Meher
Photo Courtesy: Sohil Belim
Fishing to these diverse communities isn't just an occupation but a way of life, and their heritage even predates the city of Mumbai itself. The Art here celebrates their story, life, livelihood, community, culture and puts it on display for us.
Photo Courtesy: Kedar Deshpande
The smell of fish is an inseparable part of this city and it acts as an active part of the experience at the dock and the exhibit.
Photo Courtesy: Vinayak Bhatt
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