The Art In Heart: The Second ASEAN-India Artists’ Camp| Roadsleeper.com
“Seas of connection” the almost poetic theme for the 2nd ASEAN-India Artist Camp celebrating 30 years of ASEAN-India ties with Music, Art & Dance was organized in the city of lakes, Udaipur.
A backdrop of luxury, the Taj Aravali Resort & Spa at the foothills of the Aravali mountains and the most hospitable staff was the perfect vessel to enhance the vision of these international professionals. different ASEAN, this meeting included artists from different countries. Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam, excluding India.
The second edition of the ASEAN-India Artists Camp, organized to celebrate 30 years of ASEAN-India diplomatic relations, concluded at the Taj Aravali Resort, Udaipur, on October 19, 2022. Artists can 20 people from ASEAN countries and various Indian countries participated. in a nine-day camp, organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Seher, where they presented individual portraits under the common theme “Seas of connectivity”.
Sanjeev Bhargava, Founder Director of Seher, he said “This artists’ camp is also like an ocean that flows from one day to the next. We have not only worked to create joint works of art between ASEAN and Indian artists but also perhaps somewhere they have succeeded in bringing their hearts closer together. With this process of people to meet people among several creative professionals I am sure that we can bring the people of this area on the same platform. ”
After the start of the epidemic, many artists were forced to go to their studios without meeting people. Delhi based artist, Nupur Kundu shed light on it and said, “I long for such events, the intersection for artists to come and be inspired where they put art at heart. It was a joy to make art in a place where there were so many artists, I I felt inspired to work. This place is unique because it combines many types of art.”
While staying in Udaipur, the participants were exposed to the works of famous Indian artists and various art forms of the country. Art writer Anuradha Ghosh participated in the discussion on ‘Jamini Roy: Translating people’, artists and visiting scholars discussed the theme of the camp – OCEANS of Connectivity and Indian artist Shan Bhatnagar take artists through the history of Shrinathji of Nathdwara.
Nine artists from ASEAN countries were-
- Somreth Keo- Cambodia
- Eddy Sulistyo – Indonesia
- Melissa Abuga-a – Philippines
- Aye Myat Soe – Myanmar
- Nabil Fikri Bin Haronli – Brunei Darussalam
- Sone Khounpaseuth – Lao PDR
- Edroger Rosili – Malaysia
- Nguyen Phuong Linh – Vietnam
- Phattaraporn Leanpanit – Thailand
Indian artists were-
- Sonika Agarwal
- Shyam from Japan
- Nupur Kundu
- Laishram Meena Devi
- Anjum Khan
- I am Taneja
- Vanita Gupta
- Yogendra Tripathi
- Mayur Kailash Gupta
- Dileep Dharma
- Basant Bhargav
“This place helped us to create dialogue and art. Along with the people, I took a lot from the Indian culture. I included ghoomar in my version of the painting, for me the waves were an interpretation of the sea.” said, Melissa Abuga-a – from the Philippines.
The pictures made in the camp were shown at the closing ceremony of the dignitaries and the city administration in the area. Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the ASEAN-India Makers Camp.
The Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is talking to the artists and the meeting, he said, “
India and ASEAN share a strong historical and cultural relationship and these historical links have led to the development of family ties and relationship between India and ASEAN. Today as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Relations as the Year of ASEAN-India Friendship, I am confident that the camp would have proved to be a good platform to promote friendship between the makers of images from India and ASEAN.
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