Art & Environment Residency Aug-Sept 2004

More and more, the environment may be perceived as much a political realm as an ecological one, from the perspective of production, consumption and of ownership rights. Artists, in turn, are responding by answering collective cultural needs and developing active and practical roles in environmental and social issues. Within this context Khoj in collaboration with CHINTAN, an environment research and action group organised the International Residency for August and September 2004, around the theme of Art and the Environment. The residency focused on the importance of facilitating a sustainable balance between man and nature through restoration, education, and multidisciplinary collaboration.