Oral Histories: On Forests, Seeds, and Streams
Vayeda Brothers & Spore Initiative, Berlin
April 2024 | A year long exhibition programme
Warli art, renowned for its indigenous graphic vocabulary, forms the foundation of the artistic practice of Tushar and Mayur Vayeda. As young artists deeply engaged with themes of agroforestry, the Vayeda brothers work to sensitize and revitalize traditional practices of symbiotic cohabitation with nature, highlighting the crucial role of native seeds and biodiversity.
As part of their collaboration with the Spore Initiative, Berlin, the Vayeda brothers were invited to document and exhibit an extensive journey through the Warli perspective, focusing on traditional environmental practices and associated performative rituals. Faandee supported the artists in conceptualizing and executing the documentation process, which included producing a video documentary featuring interviews with women from their native village, Ganjad. These women preserve an oral tradition of ritualistic singing, performed during familial and tribal functions, that encodes ecological knowledge and cultural memory.
As part of their collaboration with the Spore Initiative, Berlin, the Vayeda brothers were invited to document and exhibit an extensive journey through the Warli perspective, focusing on traditional environmental practices and associated performative rituals. Faandee supported the artists in conceptualizing and executing the documentation process, which included producing a video documentary featuring interviews with women from their native village, Ganjad. These women preserve an oral tradition of ritualistic singing, performed during familial and tribal functions, that encodes ecological knowledge and cultural memory.
