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VOL. 28, NO. 08, Oct 24 , 2008 (Kartik 08 2065 B.S.)
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Operation-Heartbeat
Under the project of operation Heartbeat, artists trio including a Japanese artist show how collaboration can work in the art
By A CORRESPONDENT
Whether he is a commoner or a laureate or an artist, all of us know the importance of heart and all of us know the precious nature of heart.
Although he has already spent more than one and a half decade to ‘touch the heart beat,’ Japanese artist Heartbeat-Sasaki is yet to find it. In his quest to touch heartbeat, Japanese artist Sasaki found two prominent Nepalese artists Gopal Kalapremi Shrestha and Manish Lal Shrestha.
With a view to collaborate the way of expression which can discover the new and unexpected possibility by building up the mutual relationship and creation, the artist trio Gopal Kalapremi Shrestha, Maish Lal Shrestha and Heartbeat Sasaki organized the collaborative exhibition of visual art Operation Heartbeat.
Jointly supported by the Embassy of Japan, the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, Sutra, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu University Art Center and Gokem Art, the exhibition of three artists produced the art work in collaboration.
"In Nepal, fusion of music is common. However, when, it comes to visual art, collaboration is very rare. So in that sense, this kind of exhibition is certainly an innovation in Nepali art world. And moreover, it helps to foster mutual understanding and respect between the people of Japan and Nepal," said Japanese ambassador Tatsuo Mizuno inaugurating the exhibition at the hall of Japanese Embassy.
"It is a matter of our mutual happiness that both our countries possess abundant cultural heritages in different forms and our people share values of contemporary art and traditional culture found in Japan and Nepal."
Although Nepal and Japan is separated by sea, people of both the countries have found something in common. From scholars to artists and development workers, Japanese have contributed immensely in the process of transformation of Nepal. Japanese are very much inspired by the cultural harmony and beauty of mountain of Nepal.
"Although I have traveled to various parts of the world, I find Nepal is the only country in the world where various religious, ethnic and linguistic groups have been living together side by side. There is sign of harmony in culture and religion," said Japanese artist Sasaki who stayed 47 days with two Nepalese artists Manish Lal Shrestha and Gopal Kalapremi Shrestha.
Heartbeat Sasaki started his heartbeat drawing project in 1995 under the concept of sharing symbiosis with people across the world and it has been continuing for 13 years. Artist Sasaki received numerous prestigious awards both in Japan and abroad and he is internationally active artist.
"Heart moves life and heart stops life. In their expressions, the artist trio has made every effort to show the moment of heartbeats," said Sangeeta Thapa, director and curator of Siddhartha Art Gallery.
By using food color, Gopal Krishna Kalapremi Shrestha and Heartbeat- Sasaki have drawn eight art works. The title includes heart and heartbeat, Ying Yang and heartbeat, Lotus and Heartbeat, Chakra and Heartbeat, Light and Heartbeat, Dashain and heartbeat and adoption with mix media installation.
Similarly, Manish Lal Shrestha and Heartbeat-Sasaki presented three re works. By using the acrylic on handmade paper, they paint the pictures of each other with the title of Please Privacy and Listen heart in bar code. They have also produced an art on video installation.
"There are various ways of describing the moods of heart. We have made the attempt to do it," said Nepalese artist Kalapremi. "This is our new experience of collaborative art."
"I search the heart beat through the acrylic on handmade paper and listened to heart in bar code," said artist Shrestha.
