Article on WorldChanging

This notion of accenting aspects of a particular landscape in order to draw attention to its ecology is also seen in a recent project by Atul Bhalla and Ravi Agarwal about the river Yamuna. The river Yamuna, considered the daughter of Suyra the Sun God and sister of Yama the God of Death in Hindu mythology, is thought to protect those who step into it from fears about death. Yamuna runs nearly 900 miles and flows through six states in India. It is also one of the most polluted rivers in the world. As part of an Eco Art Residency at KHOJ International Artists’ Association in New Delhi, Bhalla and Agarwal (also founder of Toxics Link, an environmental news bulletin) photographed the river at various locations, created an installation and a companion blog.