EXHIBITIONS IN INDIA
Bangalore; Alliance Francaise, November 2000
Delhi; India Habitat Center, April 2001
Mumbai; Sophia College , January 2003
Kolkata; Fine Art Galery, August 2003
Bangalore; Chitra Kala Parishad, December 2004
Belgaum; KLE Society’s Primary School, April 2005
Ahmedabad; Darpana, November 2005
Inspired by the dolls, the Darpana team created a dalit story in Gujurati language to be acted out with puppets -similar to the dolls- they made. The puppet play was enacted at regular intervals during the exhibitions in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. This helped visitors – children, students and others - to understand better the concept behind the creation of dolls.
Inspired by the dolls, the Darpana team created a dalit story in Gujurati language to be acted out with puppets -similar to the dolls- they made. The puppet play was enacted at regular intervals during the exhibitions in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. This helped visitors – children, students and others - to understand better the concept behind the creation of dolls.
Seen here, with Mallika Sarabhai, are children belonging to an organisation that fulfilled the last wishes of dying children. These children are afflicted with various fatal illnesses such as Leukemia, HIV, Cancer etc.
Vadodara; Accademy of Fine Arts, November 2005
Trivandrum; YMCA, October 2006
Padanthalamoodu, Matriculation Higher Secondary School, October 2006
Bangalore NBCLC; Nov 2006, February 2007, September 2007
Guwahati, Christ Church Hall, October 2007
Shillong, St Antony College, October 2007
Trichur; Kerala; Kristolsav, October 2008
Delhi Vidyajyoti - 2009
Ahmedabad; SJ Loyola College, September 2009
Bellary: Dharmadaya Seva Ashram January 2010
Visthar, Bangalore, November 2010 to April 2011
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Visthar, Bangalore, May 2011
Penciljammers visit Visthar, April 2011
Below are seen a group of artists and designers, both amateur and professional, who are part of a group called Pencil Jam ( www.penciljammers.com ). They visited the exhibition at Visthar, and were inspired to sketch, draw and paint the dolls on display. All of them were touched by the sheer beauty, artistry and intricate details of the dolls and the poignant stories that each doll visually narrated. The Penciljammers, being visual artists themselves, could really appreciate and relate to the visual storytelling techniques of these sacred dolls.
Indian Women Theology Forum (IWTF), Mumbai - Oct 2012
Indian Women Theology Forum (IWTF), May 2013
St Joseph's College of Arts, Bangalore - August 2013
Bandhavi, Koppal, September, 2013
1, Shanti Road, Bangalore - 13-16 October, 2013
Koppal Citizens Forum, Dec 2013
St. John's Medical College, Bangalore - 4th and 5th April, 2014
Visthar Bhoomi Habba June 2014
Azim Premiji University Students at Visthar Bangalore; Oct 2014
Gender, Sexuality, Religion at Visthar, Bangalore; Oct 2014
5th National Bio-ethics Conference,
Bangalore Dec 2014 at St John’s Research Institute
Gender, Disability and Integral Development; Jan 2015
Fireflies, Dialogue and Humanity Feb 2015
NBCLC Teachers Training Programme on Global Warming for Teachers May 2015
Bhoomi Habba at Visthar, Bangalore, June 2015
St Joseph's College on Gender and Social Transformation, Bangalore, July 2015
MDR TB training programme at UTC Bangalore, July 2015
Sri Lankan teachers training at Visthar, Bangalore; August 2015
Crea Convention, Chitradurga Oct 2015
Babuji College, Chitradurga Oct 2015
Bandhavi
Koppal: VCC students and schools, Dec 2015
Riad Foundation on Art and Education, Jan 2016
Jain University, Bangalore Jan 2016
ITA, Montfort Spirituality Center, Bangalore: Indian Theological
Association
April 2016 - Annual meeting on the theme of ‘Challenges of Religious
Nationalism today, a Theological Response’
IWTF, Montfort Spirituality Center, Bangalore April 2016: Indian Women Theology Forum - Annual meeting on the theme:
‘Political Economy of India; Theologizing Vulnerabilities’
Ecology and Catechetics; NBCLC, Bangalore; May 2016
Bhoomi Habba at Visthar, Bangalore, June 2016
Teachers at Visthar, September 2016
Seminarians at Visthar, Oct 2016
Theatre for Social Transformation at Visthar, Nov 2016
Rajasthan Teachers at Visthar, Jan 2017
Bangalore International School at Visthar, Feb 2017
Manipal University, Woman Centre for Philosophy and Humanity, March 2017
Bhoomi Habba (Earth Festival) at Visthar, June 2017
Bhoomi Habba is held at the green Eco Sanctuary at our campus, and the
objective of this edition of the Habba is to increase public awareness of the
environmental crises faced by our city and showcase inclusive and sustainable
alternatives.
Bhoomi Habba is a day-long celebration
filled with environment campaigns and workshops, exhibitions and shows, art
workshops, theatre presentations, folk music, traditional food festival
and many more. The Habba promotes exhibition and sale of
eco-friendly crafts, organic farm produce and traditional and millet foods from
all over the country. The film festival screens documentaries and films
focusing on ‘sustainable cities and communities’. It also
features workshops on recycling, upcycling, iconic doll exhibition, cartooning, warli, pottery,
dream catcher making, theatre and storytelling for children. Schools and parents
are urged to bring children to enable them to discover the beauty of nature
within the nurturing space of the Visthar Eco Sanctuary.
Kristu Jayanthi College, Bangalore, December 2017 - Gender Violence and Social Transformation
Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh, December 2017 - A reflection on Christmas through the iconic dolls.
Fireflies and Dialogue, Bangalore, February 2018 - Annual
meeting on the theme ‘Dialogue, Reconciliation and Healing’
Bangalore; Vidyavanam Ashram, April 2018
Varanasi Kiran Society, Varanasi, April 2018 - A center for
people with physical disabilities. Celebration of the Holy week and Easter
Sunday with iconic dolls visuals
Indian theology association April 2018: Challenges
of Religious Nationalism in India Today – A Theological Response
Summer camp for children at Visthar.
Protect Nature, May 2018
Gender, Diversity and Social Transformation, Visthar, May 2018
Bhoomi Habbba, Visthar, June 2018: Held at the green Eco Sanctuary, the objective of this edition of the Habba was to increase public awareness of the environmental crises faced by our city and highlight inclusive and sustainable alternatives.
Pastors from Hyderabad on Climate Justice June 2018
US students from Minnesota Duluth University
June 2018 on Empowerment and Hope
Indian Women Theology Forum (IWTF) at Monfort Spirituality center on Political Economy of India
-Theologizing vulnerabilities, Oct 2018
Researchers on Shelter Homes from Karnataka in Visthar, Oct 2018
Friends of St Charles de Foucault, a
retreat at Vidyavanam Ashram Oct 2018
Christian Fellowship retreat for children at
Visthar Nov 2018
Volunteers of Cisco corporation at
Visthar Dec 2018
Story Telling and Creative education workshop at
Visthar Dec 2018
The 14th
World Congress of Bioethics and 7th National Bioethics Conference on
‘Health for all in an Unequal world at St John’s Medical College, Dec 2018
The theme of the 14th World Congress of Bioethics (WCB) was “Health for All in an Unequal World; Obligations of Global Bioethics”. The Parallel Arts Festival was embedded within the programme of the Congress and curated to reflect its theme.
‘The Dolls speak of an Unequal World’ was an exhibition by Francoise Bosteels, an iconic doll maker who is inspired by people’s day to day life, their gripping struggles, pains and dreams and used intricately crafted “faceless” dolls to reflect life in all its complexities. Each doll had accompanying poems, stories or written reflections. The dolls speak of enduring tragedies on the one hand and of resourcefulness, resilience and the spirit of hope on the other. At one level, the dolls are a reflection of the issues of our times, but the intent of their creation is much more – they force people to confront harsh realities through what can be perceived as a purely artistic exhibit. It was not uncommon for people to enter the exhibition in a curious light-hearted frame of mind, only to leave, deeply moved, or disturbed. This is the power of carefully curated art exhibits ‒ they can promote social change by providing “a space where we can give dignity to others while interrogating our own circumstances.” The use of dolls for social change has resulted in various projects, some global, such as the “Dolls for Change” project which collects dolls from all over the world – the intent being to bring people together to discuss important issues – each doll becomes a voice‒a voice for peace, climate change, clean water, human rights, and more.
Christmas celebration at Visthar
Dec 2018
Fireflies and Dialogues on Wellbeing and Justice, Bangalore Feb 2019
International Women’s Day at Indian Social Institute
ISI Bangalore March 2019
Artists Unite at Visthar - Resist, Reclaim, Represent, March 2019
Palm Sunday celebration at ‘Liza Home’, Bangalore, a home
for mentally impaired women, April 2019
Holy Week celebration at Silvepura, April 2019
Gender, Diversity and Social Transformation at Visthar,
May 2019
Bhoomi Habba: Earth Festival at Visthar, June 2019 - The thematic focus of Bhoomi Habba 2019 is on water with the slogan ‘Save Water, Save Life!’. According to Vandana Shiva, 'The water wars of the twenty-first century may match or even surpass the oil wars of the twentieth.’ There is an urgent need to focus on the water crisis we are faced with.
Samvada Bangalore, on Justice to the
Earth, July 2019
Baithak Art House, Bhopal MP, Ecology,
Children’s Rights July 2019
Spirituality Retreat at Vidyavanam, Bangalore, October 2019
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