KATHAA - STORIES FROM INDIA ON HONG KONG WALLS, 2023 Edition
The fourth edition of Kathaa brought beautiful Indian folk art to the streets of Hong Kong from the 22nd to the 28th of November 2023. This year, Kathaa featured 4 Indian artists – Dinesh Soni (Pichwai), Riyaz Ahmad Khan (Kashmiri Paper Mache), Vidya Soni (Mandana), and Sanjay Chitara (Mata ni Pachedi) – who created artwork in various locations across Hong Kong.
The Kathaa Festival was a showcase of the diversity and richness of India’s cultural heritage, with these traditional folk arts being some of the oldest art forms in the world. In addition to the live mural paintings, there was also workshops, demonstrations, and collaborations with other organizations to promote Indian traditional art globally.
Kathaa is an annual collaboration between MeMeraki and HKwalls, and was made possible this year thanks to the generous support of Mrs. P Shroff & Mr. R Shroff, the Consulate General of India Hong Kong, and our festival partner Hysan Development, supported by the Lee Gardens Association.
Artwork Locations
- Lee Gardens 3, 3/F
- Urban Sky lobby, 9/F Hysan Place
- 85 Percival Street (next to Lee Theatre Plaza’s entrance at Matheson Street)
The exhibition component of Kathaa 2023 had two separate exhibitions showcasing our four festival artists’ works in two separate themes, “Harmony in Hues: Exploring nature, flowers and fauna in Indian Traditional Art,” in a private gallery at Bizhouse and “One Earth, One Family, One Future: Art for a Sustainable World,” at a public exhibition in Urban Sky, which also served as our event hub for three workshops and Urban Talks episode 7: Bridging Cultural Gaps.
Workshops and Talks
- Mandana Workshop with Vidya Soni at the Consulate General of India in Hong Kong
- Pichwai workshop with Dinesh Soni
- Kashmir Paper Mache workshop with Riyaz Khan
- Mata ni Pachedi workshop with Sanjay Chitara
- Urban Talks, Episode Seven: Bridging Cultural Bridges
KATHAA 2023 – 香港壁畫上的印度故事
第四屆 Kathaa 藝術節已於2023年11月28日圓滿結束。藝術節再次把美麗的印度民間藝術帶到香港街頭。今年的 Kathaa 藝術節匯集了四位印度藝術家，分別是 Dinesh Soni（皮奇外畫）、Riyaz Ahmad Khan（喀什米爾紙糊手工藝) 、Vidya Soni（曼陀羅藝術）和 Sanjay Chitara（馬塔·尼·帕切迪傳統布料畫）- 在不同地點創作藝術作品。
這些印度傳統民間藝術有一部分是世界上最古老的藝術媒介，Kathaa 藝術節展示了印度文化遺產的豐富性及多樣性。在現場創作壁畫以外，藝術節亦舉行還有工作坊、創作示範及與其他組織的合作，向全世界推廣印度傳統藝術。
Kathaa 藝術節由 Memeraki 和 HKwalls 合辦，感謝 Mrs. P Shroff 和Mr. R. Shroff、印度駐香港總領事館及我們的合作夥伴希慎對藝術節的全力支持。
壁畫地點：
利園3期3樓
希慎廣場9樓Urban Sky
波斯富街85號 (勿地臣街利舞臺廣場入口旁)
#Kathaa2023 的展覽分成兩個部分展示四位藝術家的作品，一個是設於Bizhouse私人畫廊的《和諧的色調：探索印度傳統藝術中的大自然和動植物》，另一個是設在Urban Sky 的公眾展覽《地球，家庭，未來：藝術讓世界持續發展》，同時於此舉辦了三個工作坊和Urban Talks第7 講：拉近文化差距。
工作坊及講座
• 曼陀羅工作坊：由藝術家Vidya Soni帶領，於印度駐香港總領事館進行
• Pichwai藝術工作坊：由藝術家Dinesh Soni帶領
• 喀什米爾紙漿藝術工作坊：由藝術家Riyaz Khan帶領
• Mata ni Pachedi藝術工作坊：由藝術家Sanjay Chitara帶領
• Urban Talks座談會第7講《建立文化橋樑》
ARTWORKS 壁畫
RIYAZ AHMAD KHAN (KASHMIR PAPER MACHE)
Riyaz Ahmad Khan’s “Wings of Peace” at Lee Garden Three for #Kathaa2023. This stunning dove mural showcases the intricacy and complex elements of Khan’s native art form, Kashmir Paper Mache.
Riyaz Ahmad Khan 在利園三期為 #Kathaa2023 創作了《和平之翼》。這幅令人驚嘆的鴿子壁畫展示了可汗的本土藝術形式克什米爾紙漿的複雜元素。
DINESH SONI (PICHWAI)
Dinesh Soni created a stunning Lotus piece, titled “Blooms of Love 愛之綻放” on the 9/F of Hysan Place next to our #Kathaa2023 exhibition popup. The mural was painted in the same style of and using the same pigments of his native Pichwai artform.
Dinesh Soni 在希慎廣場 9 樓的 #Kathaa2023 展覽旁，創作了一件令人驚嘆的蓮花作品，名為《愛之綻放》。這幅壁畫的繪製風格沿用他的傳統民族 Pichwai 藝術形式，使用的顏料也相同。
SANJAY CHITARA (MATA NI PACHEDI) & VIDYA DEVI SONI (MANDANA)
Sanjay Chitara & Vidya Devi Soni teamed up at Kathaa to paint this mural along 85 Percival Street (next to Lee Theatre Plaza’s entrance at Matheson Street), co-titled “Divine Balance 神聖平衡,” which demonstrates Chitara’s Mata ni Pachedi artform, and “Geometric Unity 幾何統” which showcases Soni’s Mandana.
Sanjay Chitara 和 Vidya Devi Soni 在 Kathaa 聯手，於波斯富街85號 (勿地臣街利舞臺廣場入口旁) 繪製了這幅壁畫，合題為《神聖平衡》– 展示了Chitara 的Mata ni Pachedi 藝術形式，以及《幾何統一》– 展示了Soni的曼陀羅風格。
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