About a year ago Ralph and I watched a documentary on an artist in India who used only recycled material to create a garden. This exhibit is in Chandigarh and what a thrill to meet the artist, Nek Chand. He was so gracious and presented us with his hard covered book about his life and work. Nek is standing just in front of Ralph.
Popular plastic Indian bangles are broken and glued together to form the colourful animals.
Villages of people are formed with concrete and pieces of white plates.
Mosaics create an amphitheatre for productions and public rest areas.
My favourite display is also make from broken pottery.
Nek has designed the most beautiful maze of rock, concrete, plastic, ceramic and water. It was wonderful to experience something so beautiful in a country that often shows so little to keep our planet GREEN!
2 comments:
Wish I had know about this earlier. Would have worked perfectly in one of the chapters in the book. Perhaps it will be an extra text...
Love the ladies with the jugs on their heads. What a wonderful experience that must have been Judy C.
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