Written by Shaikh Atikh Rashid |Pune |Published: March 24, 2019 9:13:53 am
When walls speak
How art on walls can make people feel a sense of ownership and help transform the locale
Abha Bhagwat, a Pune-based painter, was in Anandwan, Baba Amte’s Leprosy rehabilitation centre in Chandrapur district, a few years ago. She came across leprosy patients who suffered from the stigma of having disfigured hands. Known for using the city’s walls as her canvas, Bhagwat worked with Sheetal, Amte’s granddaughter, to create something with the patients. She got them to make impressions of their hands on the wall and then turned them into blooming, colourful flowers in a giant naturescape that became a mural.
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