A collection of selected artwork by the students of Grade 2 – 7, of Laurel High Global School, Andhra Pradesh and Lakshmipat Singhania Academy, Kolkata. The drawings and paintings by the children are their responses to the current war between Ukraine and Russia. Conceptualised and curated by Piu Mahapatra.
The theme of the ‘From a Distance’ concept is inspired from the lyrics of the song, ‘From a Distance’ by Bette Midler.
From a distance The world looks blue and green And the snow capped mountains white
From a distance The ocean meets the stream And the eagle takes to flight
From a distance There is harmony And it echoes through the land
A bird’s eye view of the land ‘from a distance’ which is a recurring image in blue, green , white and brown, hint the presence of the benevolent ‘One’ who as the song suggests , ‘God is watching us’ from a distance. The overall serenity is captured in the simplicity of the drawings and the very ambiguity of the land frees it from the borders which demarcates one country from another.
And there are no guns,
No bombs, and no disease
No hungry mouths to feed
The absence of human presence indicates an interesting perspective of children’s understanding of war.
A painter, facilitator, and art consultant by profession, Piu never let go the opportunity to work around and along with the ‘Curious little George’ of different schools in India and abroad. Her articles on art education and awareness have been published in different contemporary art journals of India and Virginia for more than a decade. She loves to let her hair go down and often makes pathetic attempts to write poetry and short stories for children. The only thing she has ever done good is letting her son soar high and low with his wings open wide and fear-free.
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