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Floating Rangoli by Ranbir Kaur
Birmingham based artist Ranbir Kaur constructs a large floating flower rangoli installation on the outdoor pool-come-lake at the Custard Factory. The pool, which is flanked by an art gallery, bar/club, and creative businesses, is a perfect setting for a highly colourful and ambitious artwork.
Floating Rangoli by Ranbir Kaur
A team of volunteers, led by Ranbir, set up the water based installation.
Floating Rangoli by Ranbir Kaur
Rangoli is a traditional art-form used to decorate courtyards and walls of Indian houses, places of worship, and sometimes eating-places.
Floating Rangoli by Ranbir Kaur
When the flowers begin to perish the rangoli will be removed, leaving the pool with only a memory of a truly stunning piece of temporary public art.
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Ranbir KaurRanbir Kaur, as Kiran Arts and Crafts, has been developing the crafts activities of Asian women from different countries for the last twelve years. In general Kiran arts and crafts has produced work and publicity to promote culture and participation in Asian crafts between the Asian and non-Asian people, so that they value and respect the work, and have a greater cultural understanding. Workshops have been held at various venues Nationally. The work has been organised, and links have been maintained with major organisations such as Sampad and Craftspace Touring. Ranbir Kaur's work and workshops aim to raise the profile of traditional textile skills, encourage self-respect and confidence amongst the Asian communities about their cultural heritage, develop presentation skills among craft workers and encourage the sharing of skills more widely. Floating Rangoli The Custard Factory, Gibb Street Biographical text to come... |
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