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Celebrating the hills of Pune

through Art, Design and Architecture

Artist: Jayant Joshi

Name of Artwork: Human Condition

Concept:
This visual signifies a perennial unrest against injustice, protest, struggle and dilemma of contemporary human existence,
angst. Our theme 'Save Hills' explains rampant destruction and disregard for Nature propelled by 'Human Greed'
which is working against the laws of peaceful existence.

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Its an appeal to all the art lovers of Pune, to come together, contribute towards their passion for art and celebrate as well as popularize this creative cause and
make it a success.

MOHOR-PUNE BIENNALE 2013

MOHOR- PUNE BIENNALE is a grass-root movement to promote and showcase creative talent from various disciplines of arts, design and architecture. The
emphasis in it is on making art more public and accessible in various forms including Painting, Sculpture, Design, Film, Architecture, Photography,
Environment and Performing Arts.
The theme of the inaugural Biennale is Celebrating the Hills of Pune as they represent significant public spaces in the city. The hills in and around the city
have given it a distinct geographical and cultural identity. Mohor- Pune Biennale: Celebrating hills through arts, invites artists to respond to and reconsider the
everyday cultural life of the city in the light of our relationship with the hills.

Architecture
The Architecture segment of Pune Biennale comprises
of three major activities designed under the guidance of
well-known architects.
1. Visioning Hills as Public Spaces: A dialogue with
eminent architects like Mohammad Shaheer
(Eminent Landscape Architect, Delhi) Christopher
Benninger (Eminent Architect, Pune), Prakash Gole
(Eminent Environmentalist, Pune), M. N. Buch (IAS,
Bhopal) and Sujit Patwardhan (Activist, Pune).
Moderated by architect Narendra Dengle, in
association with Forum for Exchange and Excellence
in Design (FEED).
2. Tekdi Alekhan: A joint workshop for budding
Architects of Pune, mentored by architect Prasanna
Desai, showcasing various proposals for hills of
Parvati by Institute of Indian Interior Designers (IIID).
Also heritage walks and talks by eminent historians.
3. Developing Hills as Public Spaces: Design Idea
competition for students guided by professionals in
association with Indian Institute of Architects (IIA),
Pune.
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Design
The Design stream, under the guidance
of the Association Designers of India (ADI), is
attempting to expand the horizons of Design by
exhibiting exclusive work at a public platform to
reach out the to the grass root level.
This segment would showcase designed work
as well as engage the audience with work in
Design and Craft Sectors. Efforts by renowned
designers like Bala Mahajan, Milind Gokhale,
Nachiket Thakur, Darpana Athale, Siddharth
Kabra and Mukund Athale are taking shape to
contribute towards a better understanding of
different perspectives in this field.

Environment
The Environment stream will be directed
by Dr. Erach Bharucha - an eminent
environmentalist. The significance of Hills for
the environment will be highlighted by inclusive
activities like Nature walks, Eco Walks, Bird
nesting etc involving common people, youth and
students to generate awareness and support for
this cause. People like Dr. Mandar Datar, Vinay
Kolte, Anish Soman, Charuhas Kolhatkar,
Hrishikesh Talwalkar and Vishwajeet Naik
would be leading the segment.

Films
Films are emerging as a very powerful medium to
express oneself. The Films stream will be guided
by the ace film critic and educator,
Samar Nakhate along with Mihir Apte and
Atul Patwardhan. This segment includes
exhibition of short-films selected through open
competition and screening of some old
documentaries and films on Pune. The short film
festival of the Pune Biennale is also being
organised by International Cultural Exchange
(ICE).

Paintings
As one of the most visible and accessible forms
of visual arts, painting provides an excellent
avenue for expressing landscapes. Under this
segment, an exclusive exhibition is being hosted
under the guidance of curators like Subodh
Kerkar and Sujata Dharap showcasing works of
several artists from all over India as well as Pune.
15 artworks by artists from all over the country
will be featured as highlight of this exhibition. Idea
is to showcase the work right from the traditional
water colors to the contemporary media and
movements. Inclusive and par ticipatory
workshops for children, senior citizens,
demonstrations will be conducted on the hills
where they will get hands on experience and bring
them closer to their creative senses.
The street art project in this segment has
emerged with the idea of bringing some life to the
worn out, dead and dry walls of the city, convert
them into live canvases, so that the passers by
can relate to and add an image to their otherwise
mundane walks.
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Performing Arts
The Performing Arts stream in the Pune Biennale
under the enthusiastic direction of Sharangdhar
Sathe, will add on to the creative mood. There will
be a variety of performances. Some of the
performances are stand-alone, where as some
are designed to fuse along with other art-forms.
With involvement of artists such as Manisha
Sathe, Rahul Deshpande and Mrinal DeoKulkarni, the performing arts stream is set to
appeal to one and all.

Photography
The Photography stream of Pune Biennale will be
guided by Jayant Joshi, one of the most senior
and well respected artists in the field, along with
ace photographer Rajan Chaughule. In this
segment, there will be an invited exhibition
including the works on hill from well-known
photographers. It is also an attempt to educate
the masses about photography through
workshops and seminars.

Sculpture
The sculpture segment aims to showcase the
conventional and the contemporary art together.
With the likes of Raju Sutar, Indranil Garai,
Vaishali Oak, Falguni Gokhale and Ketaki
Pimpalkhare, the sculpture installations scene at
the Pune Biennale is quite stimulating. The
ceramic artists like the potters group would bring
altogether different perspective of looking at
pottery. Public demonstrations of ceramic art,
metal-craft, bamboo craft and other newer forms
will also take place.

Organisational Structure
Steering Committee

Advisory Committee

Chief Patrons
Hon. Dr. Patangraoji Kadam
Founder, Bharati Vidyapeeth

Mahesh Pathak (IAS)

Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corporation

Naresh Zurmure
Additional Municipal Commissioner(Gen.)

Prof. Dr. Shivajirao Kadam

Vice Chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth

Hon. Mohanji Dharia

Subhash Angal
Christopher Benninger
Subodh Kerkar
Arti Kirloskar
Mrinal Kulkarni
Rahul Solapurkar
Rahul Deshpande
Nandakumar Angal
Ameeta Deshmukh

Bala Mahajan
Prof. Dr. Erach Bharucha
Indranil Garai
Prof. Dr. Kiran Shinde
Mihir Apte
Prof. Rajan Chaughule
Sharangdhar Sathe
Sujata Dharap

Dr. Vishwajeet Kadam

Secretary, Bharati Vidyapeeth
Hon. Mr. Sanjay Devtale
Minister, Environment & Cultural Affairs
Hon. Mrs Vaishali Bankar
Mayor, Pune Municipal Corporation

Program Co-ordinator

Core Team

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Prof. Dr. Kiran Shinde

Executive Director, Pune Biennale

Rajeev Shah
Treasurer, Pune Biennale

Ketaki Patwardhan
Joint Secretary, Pune Biennale

Ashwini Pethe
Convener, Pune Biennale

Mangesh Dighe
Joint Secretary, Pune Biennale

Avantika Nair
Joint Secretary, Pune Biennale

Aditi Lanke
Amol Holey
Mukta Latkar
Saachi Jain

Segment Curators
Architecture
Design
Environment
Films
Paintings
Performing arts
Photography
Sculpture

Administrative Heads
Christopher Benninger
Ashwini Deshpande
Erach Bharucha
Samar Nakhate
Anupama Patil
Sharangdhar Sathe
Jayant Joshi
Yogesh Kardile
Subodh Kerkar

Fund Raising

Volunteers
Transportation
Hospitality

Kiran Shinde
Ashwini Pethe
Ameeta Deshmukh
Sameer Jalan
M. Mahesh
Sanjay Bhalerao
Amol Holey
Madhura Godse

Creative Heads
Exhibitions
Branding

Copy Editor
Publications

Media
Coordination

Falguni Gokhale
Popat Mane
Priya Philip
Ranjana Dani
Siddhartha Kabra
Sourabh Goswami
Darpana Athale
Priya Gokhale
Avantika Nair
Veena Chandran
Miheer Ameeta Shrinivas
Atul Patwardhan
Nachiket Thakur
Ravish Vyas

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Venues for
Pune Biennale
Hill Locations :
1. Chatushringi
2. Parvati
3. Taljai
Public Spaces :
1. Balgandharva Auditorium and Art Gallery
2. Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium and Art Gallery
3. Ghole Road Art Gallery
4. ISHANYA
5. Indradhanushya Environment and
Citizenship Centre

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Schedule of Events
CHATUSHRINGI
Day

Date

Saturday 12/01/2013

Morning

Evening

Sunday 13/01/2013

Morning

Evening

Saturday 19/01/2013

PARVATI

TALJAI

Session

Morning

Evening

Laughter club
Nature yoga
Heritage talk
Pottery workshop
Nature trail for kids
Dogravarchya goshti
Folk Orchestra
followed by a folk
performance
Floating sky lanterns
Wall painting demo
Nature yoga

Morning raga
Heritage walk
inauguration of
photography and
design exhibition
Street plays
Floating sky lanterns

Dogravarchya goshti
Light Music
Performance
Lighting of diyas
and procession
Heritage talk
Sculptor demo
Calligraphy workshop
Street Plays*

Folk orchestra
Folk dance
performance
Sand animation
Water drop art
Heritage walk

Rock show

Sand animation
Water drop art

Folk orchestra
Folk dance

P. L. DESHPANDE
GARDEN

ISHANYA

Photography workshop Inauguration of

Calligraphy exhibition
Product Display
Design dialogue

Display of working
models of Hills
Demonstration of
metal scrape installation

Rehmania
Floating sky lanterns

Display of working
models of Hills
Demonstration of
metal scrape installation

Bamboo workshop
Terracotta workshop

Morning raga
Eco walk
Copper workshop
Heritage walk
Lecture demonstration Film screening
Lecture demonstration on appreciating
on appreciating
light music
classical music
Bamboo workshop

Copper workshop

Junk workshop
for school children

Display of working
models of Hills
Painting workshop
for school children
Demonstration of
metal scrape installation
Display of working
models of Hills

Display of working
models of Hills
Display of Tekdi Aalekhan
Music Concert
Film Screening
Display of Tekdi Aalekhan
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Venue Details - for the Entire Week

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DATE

VENUE

EVENT

11th Jan 2013

Balgandharva Auditorium

Inauguration Ceremony

11th Jan to 20th Jan 2013

Balgandharva Art Gallery

All segment Exhibition

11th Jan to 20th Jan 2013

Ghole Road Art Gallery

Paintings Exhibition

14th Jan to 17th Jan 2013

Ghole Road Art Gallery

Lecture series on Art Appreciation

14th Jan 2013

Balgandharva Auditorium

Lecture by David Handley, Australia

16th Jan 2013

Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium

Lecture by Saeed Mirza, Mumbai

17th Jan 2013

Yashwantrao Chavan Aauditorium

Lecture by Ashish Nandi, New Delhi

18th Jan 2013

Ishanya Amphitheatre

Dialogue on Envisioning Hills as Public Places

Speakers:
Mohammad Shaheer, Eminent Landscape Architect, Delhi
Christopher Benninger, Eminent Architect, Pune
Prakash Gole, Eminent Environmentalist, Pune
M. N. Buch, Retired IAS officer, Bhopal
Sujit Patwardhan, Activist, Pune
Moderator:
Narendra Dengle, Senior Architect, Pune

21st Jan 2013

Balgandharva Auditorium

Closing Ceremony

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