Bhavani GS, a Bangalore-based artist, is thrilled to be presenting her latest project, ‘Journey With The River Cauvery’, in Chennai.

This show includes a video documentary, paintings and photographs. After exhibiting her work in Bangalore and Mysore, the next leg of her project flows on to Tamil Nadu.

“This is a narrative video of the journey taken by Cauvery to reach the Bay of Bengal,” says Bhavani. The project began in 2009 when she journeyed till Mysore and it took her almost 12 days to finish shooting. She adds, “In November 2011, I travelled to several other places, tracing the river’s journey. This took me around 15 days.”

Bhavani has captured the traditional spaces of worship and the rituals that go along with it, and various other human activity connected with the river.

Her passion for the river Cauvery is the sole reason why she chose to document her journey. “I belong to Kodagu (Coorg), the place where the river originates, and she is worshiped as ‘kuladevatha’ there. Since I moved away from my native place, I started missing Cauvery and seeing her flow in all her glory. So, I decided to translate my memory into photographs, paintings and a docu film,” she smiles.

Check out Bhavani’s Journey With The River Cauvery, at Art & Soul, 204-A, East Coast Road, Akkarai, between 11 am and 9 pm, till March 21 (except Mondays).

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Art & Culture / by Isha Sharma, TNN / March 15th, 2013