Neverending Stories

Jul 14, 2024 - Sep 01, 2024

11.00 AM - 07.00 PM

Arthshila Ahmedabad,
2G, opp. Ahmedabad Management Association, Panjara Pol, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015

Open for All

2024-07-14 11:00:00 2024-09-01 19:00:00 Asia/Kolkata Neverending Stories ‘Neverending Stories- a search for a space where words and images might meet’ – Manjari explores formats and mediums where her stories of personal and social histories take shape visually as well as in words, in prose and in poetry. Tracing the evolution of a certain chain of thought that explores her surroundings and their inherent characteristics, that started in the 90’s, and continues to the present day, the works take the form of graphic essays, accordion books that hold her prose-poetry alongside visuals, and her published children’s books that evolved from the same chain of documenting her surroundings in word and image. As a writer and a visual artist, her works rarely are a finished work in themselves, being open ended, open to interpretation, and spooling out into many different versions- each a Neverending story. Manjari Chakravarti is a visual artist and writer. Trained as a printmaker at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, she works with personal and social histories, transforming found and often recycled materials into narratives. Researching and journaling histories into books, boxes and installations, layered with text, she draws upon indigenous art sources, kitsch and, increasingly, the written word. She now divides her time between her art practice, writing, and creating books for children. Kaushik Chakraborty, a Design Educator, joined the NID Ahmedabad in 2010. His interests include Illustration, Storytelling, Environmental Perception, and Visual Research & Documentation. He teaches across undergraduate, postgraduate, and foundation programme levels. He engages himself in workshops demonstrating his commitment to fostering creative thinking and storytelling among students and curious minds. Arthshila Ahmedabad, 2G, opp. Ahmedabad Management Association, Panjara Pol, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380015 Creativeyatra.com info@creativeyatra.com

‘Neverending Stories- a search for a space where words and images might meet’ – Manjari explores formats and mediums where her stories of personal and social histories take shape visually as well as in words, in prose and in poetry.

Tracing the evolution of a certain chain of thought that explores her surroundings and their inherent characteristics, that started in the 90’s, and continues to the present day, the works take the form of graphic essays, accordion books that hold her prose-poetry alongside visuals, and her published children’s books that evolved from the same chain of documenting her surroundings in word and image. As a writer and a visual artist, her works rarely are a finished work in themselves, being open ended, open to interpretation, and spooling out into many different versions- each a Neverending story.

Manjari Chakravarti is a visual artist and writer. Trained as a printmaker at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, she works with personal and social histories, transforming found and often recycled materials into narratives. Researching and journaling histories into books, boxes and installations, layered with text, she draws upon indigenous art sources, kitsch and, increasingly, the written word. She now divides her time between her art practice, writing, and creating books for children.

Kaushik Chakraborty, a Design Educator, joined the NID Ahmedabad in 2010. His interests include Illustration, Storytelling, Environmental Perception, and Visual Research & Documentation. He teaches across undergraduate, postgraduate, and foundation programme levels. He engages himself in workshops demonstrating his commitment to fostering creative thinking and storytelling among students and curious minds.