On the occasion of the next India Art Fair, the French Institute in India — as part of the launch of its Villa Swagatam residency programme, which encourages exchanges between French artists and Indian craftspeople — , the Basu Foundation and Galerie Lelong & Co. Paris. will be unveiling "Water Matters", the fruit of an original collaboration between Barthélémy Toguo, the creative director Karishma Swali and the artisans of her embroidery school, the Chanakya School of Craft, based in Mumbai.
Presented in a dedicated area at the heart of the fair, this installation will reflect a unique dialogue, combining contemporary artistic practice with a wealth of ancestral knowledge. A 5-metre-long embroidery representing a man receiving and offering water will be presented in front of a table with a hundred of engraved bottles filled with water from all over the world. Two other embroideries representing different animals will frame this installation.
