Visual artist Maya Rochat will present Forest Mind, an immersive exhibition, alongside two performances with Swiss-Lebanese musician Blackout, at the Serendipity Arts Festival.
On the occasion of the India Art Fair 2018 and to commemorate 70 Years of Swiss-Indian Friendship, the Embassy of Switzerland and Andaz Delhi (a concept by Hyatt) feature Swiss Chef Margaretha Jüngling at Andaz's AnnaMaya.
On the occasion of the India Art Fair 2018 and 70 Years of Swiss-Indian Friendship, the Embassy of Switzerland will host three site-specific installations to celebrate the Swiss-Indian Art Collective, featuring Katja Loher, Sumakshi Singh and Satish Gupta. In a beautiful and magical approach, whereby technology and spirituality merge to create a new terrestrial ground, the artists raise ecological awareness.
Location: Embassy of Switzerland, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Dr. Barbara Beckett, Professor of Conservation and Restoration of Architecture and Furnishing at the University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland, will be in conversation with Mr Vikas Dilawari of Vikas Dilawari Architects. In a candid conversation on the 'Life of Conservation', they will discuss art and architecture in changing times. This conversation takes place within the 'Urban Design and Architecture' section of the festival.
Location: Max Mueller Bhavan (Goethe Institute), Kala Ghoda, Mumbai-400 001
“Kirti Mandir” was constructed in Vadodara by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1936. The central hall of this edifice contains several impressive murals painted by the renowned artist of the Bengal School of Art, Nandalal Bose. Experts from Switzerland and India will deliver talks (open for public) and organise practical demonstrations in the fields of conservation of wall paintings on the site (entry by invitation only). Know more
Presented in the framework of the initiative 70 Years of Swiss-Indian Friendship: Connecting Minds - Inspiring the Future.
Monday, 20.11.2017
– Wednesday, 22.11.2017
Literature
During a candid chat about work, life, language, society and migration, cross border movement and much more, Swiss author Dorothee Elmiger reads from her latest novel. She received for this novel the Swiss Literature Award 2015 by the Federal office of Culture. Translation to come out soon.
The Embassy of Switzerland in India, Apeejay School of Management & Apeejay Institute of Mass Communication in collaboration with Dwarka Collective present the film “The Swallow”, followed by an interaction with film maker Mano Khalil.
Location: Apeejay School of Management, Institutional Area, Sector 8, Dwarka, New Delhi.
