07 May,2025 07:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
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A dog and a horse share a moment at Mahalaxmi Racecourse
Participants gather for a previous screening at the Khar space. Pic courtesy/3ArtHouse Team
Khar-based studio 3 Art House is building a community for cinephiles called CineHouse, where they can watch films and also interact with filmmakers. They will get to discuss aspects of filmmaking, right from writing the story to executing it. Lenaisha Jagani (right), creative programming lead, 3ArtHouse, said, "Here, we want to make space for independent filmmakers to showcase their work.
The event is a monthly affair, where we feature two or three films along with Q&A sessions for people to connect with filmmakers. This enables them to learn about ideas, how to write scripts and the creative process behind it as well as how to manage production. This Thursday we are hosting a screening of Village of Bastards, a documentary film on a village in Uttar Pradesh called Natpurwa."
Siddhesh Sapte (inset), a graffiti artist known by the name NME, has been selected for Belazo Art Space. Sapte said, "Belazo is a spray paint platform in Surakarta Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.
Alongside their factory, they've developed an art space that supports and hosts artists. This year, that space has been chosen as the venue for the Meeting of Styles festival, which brings together graffiti artists from around the world. It's a great feeling to represent India on such an international platform."
The Daily Dossier picture featuring Tushar Shetty. Pic/Nimesh Dave
It came as pleasant news to mid-day's assistant photo editor Nimesh Dave, when Borivli-based artist and architect, Tushar Shetty reached out to him recently. Shetty sent a handwritten note since he was featured in the lead picture of the Daily Dossier in the edition dated March 25 (above). "I was taken by complete surprise when a friend informed me in the early hours of the morning that I was featured in the newspaper. Now, it is not every day that one makes it [to the paper] and that too, for good reason," Shetty shared, amidst laughs. The artist had put up an exhibition of his artworks outside the Jehangir Art Gallery in Kala Ghoda, and was eating his lunch when a cat strolled by - a lovely moment that had caught Dave's eye. "I Googled him [Dave] immediately, acquired mid-day's address, and sent him a note to thank him for capturing these small moments of joy," he told us.
Crochet work by the artist on the AQI levels of the city in 2024. Pic courtesy/Apoorva Iyengar
Art has been used as a means to create ripples of change in society. This crochet expert did the same. Apoorva Iyengar (inset), conservation architect, used crochet to draw the attention of Mumbaikars to the severity of bad air quality in the city.
She said, "I've been reading a lot about the Air Quality Index (AQI), and how bad it is. I researched a bit and looked up on the government website where this data is collated. That's where I got the idea of using crochet to show the AQI. I used the closest shades, and used a wave pattern to crochet."
Less than a month after American rap icon Nas stepped into The Dharavi Dream Project's studio, the creative space in Dharavi has already seen another first. Last Sunday, rappers from Marol and Dharavi, two hotspots of hip-hop culture in Mumbai, converged at the studio for a collaboration.
A moment from the rap cypher. Pic courtesy/Tasheer Khan
"Overall, it was an explosion of hip-hop. We explored everything from beat production to a rap cypher where rappers took turns to showcase their talent. Mumbai's summer didn't cut us any slack but nearly 400 artistes, some as young as five years old, gave it a tough fight," revealed Tasheer Khan (inset), founder of Marol-based rap group Fifty Nine Assembly.
