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"A different artisan" arrives

Bindu Shajan Perappadan

NEW DELHI: Unlike most exhibits of art for the benefit of the underprivileged, this is a show presenting the works of the underprivileged themselves, ingeniously recycling garbage into beautiful and useful products.

And accompanying the exhibition will be a photo display of the artisans at work as seen through the lens of Rohit Suri, who attempts to bring alive the effort, the concentration and the dignity of the artisans while they, like others in their field, create their objects of beauty.

"A Different Artisan'', which open this Saturday at India Habitat Centre here, features paintings and handicrafts made by people who are mentally challenged. The exhibition is sponsored by IHC and designed by the Society for Child Development, an organisation devoted to the needs of the mentally disabled, to their education, to their vocations, to broadening their potential place in society at large.

"For the execution of its work the Society has three units: Prabhat, a school for mentally challenged children; Raghudev Vocational Training Centre, where mentally challenged young adults are taught various marketable trades; and Production Centre, where they are employed, using their skills to make useful items. These goods are then marketed by the Society and are sold at places like FabIndia, Archies and the Dilli Haat,'' said Anuroopa Giliyal of the Society for Child Development on Thursday. "A Different Artisan'' is meant to demonstrate their capabilities for making products of quality.

"For the first three days, the show is split. In the Open Palm Court of India Habitat Centre are photographs of the young adults of the vocational centre taken by Rohit Suri. The rest of the show (the crafts and paintings) is in the lobbies of the Habitat Centre. After the first three days, the exhibits get consolidated, with the photographs moving into the lobbies, creating the layout that will be on display up to October ,'' said Ms. Giliyal.

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