Breathing Canvas

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Ticket Price:	₹ Free Entry
Genre:	Art Exhibit
Age:	5 years and above
Cast:	Nidhi Mariam Jacob and Padmalatha Ravi

What started off as an experiment to paint on different medium as canvases, after years of painting on walls, fabric, paper, metal and wood, Nidhi wanted to paint on something that felt alive. Like wet clay with air passing through it, breathing and moving. From this came the exploration of painting on human bodies - A living, breathing canvas. When Padma came across Nidhi’s Breathing Canvas project, she was intrigued. Would it be possible to take away the male gaze, the lover’s gaze and see these bodies that hold a million stories? Could she tell their stories through the art that Nidhi was creating on these women’s bodies? 

This project is an exploration on women reclaiming their bodies and creating powerful narratives within shared spaces, through the simplicity and honesty of touch, silence, and breath; a wholly intimate and non-sexualized representation of the human body. 

Our bodies are our biggest storytellers. Shapes, sizes, colour, scars, marks, burns, and more adorn our bodies with stories and memories. With “Breathing Canvas”, Nidhi and Padmalatha highlight the sensitivity that what is Personal is political.