"Khal" (Story of a Canal)

"Khal" is an ongoing experimental project exploring environmental change in Sarsuna, West Bengal. Exhibited in 2022, it employs installation art around the Kalagachi Khal canal, engaging the local immigrant population through visual and performative elements. Bamboo structures symbolize flexibility and strength, weaving together diverse cultural identities and stories. This interactive fusion invites viewers to blur boundaries between art, nature, and human interaction, fostering awareness of environmental preservation.

"Khal" (Story of a Canal)




Video "Khal" is an ongoing experimental project exploring environmental change in Sarsuna, West Bengal. Exhibited in 2022, it employs installation art around the Kalagachi Khal canal, engaging the local immigrant population through visual and performative elements. Bamboo structures symbolize flexibility and strength, weaving together diverse cultural identities and stories. This interactive fusion invites viewers to blur boundaries between art, nature, and human interaction, fostering awareness of environmental preservation.

The project "Khal" seamlessly merges visual and performative elements along with awareness, like an intention to create a bridge among different cultures that enunciate the history, collaboration with music and foods that reflect different cultures and spreading awareness of saving waterbodies. Here, bamboo