Martin at the opening night of Connecting the Dots, photo courtesy of Vrindavan by Aranyakaa Farms.
Martin KING was invited to participate in the ‘Connecting the Dots’ International Art Symposium, on display at the Vrindavan by Aranyakaa Farms (located near the border region of Tamil Nadu/near Bengaluru)
The ‘Connecting the Dots’ International Art Symposium marked its inaugural edition and is envisioned as an annual, site-specific initiative. Future editions are planned in new locations, expanding public access and continuing to build a growing international community of artists connected through shared process, place and purpose.
Aranyakaa Farms is a leading sustainable real estate developer based in Bangalore, India. Committed to innovative water management and conservation practices, the company has completed nine successful projects and acquired over 600 acres of land in just three years. Their groundbreaking approach to sustainable development focuses on creating self-sufficient, environmentally responsible communities that prioritize water independence and biodiversity.
This year’s international site-specific art symposium and open studio, conceptually blended nature, land, and creative dialogue, and hosted artists and creative voices gathered from countries including Bharat (India), Greece, Italy, France, Poland, Sweden, Australia, and Nepal. Martin was one of many ‘notable participants included A.K. Douglas (India), curator and founder of the AKD Foundation; international artists Marc Rayner (Australia/Sweden), Anne Michelle Vrillet Dite Mina (France), Jean-Charles Millepied (France), Barbara Crimella (Italy), Ewa Held (Poland/France), and Gina Axlund (Greece/Sweden).
Indian artists and cultural practitioners included Deep Manohar, Dilip Kumar Sharma, Kanchan Mehra (Founder, Vimla Art Forum), M. S. Murthy (Founder, Bhoomi Artists Centre), Dr. Vijay Siddaramappa Hagargundgi, Dr. Priti Samyukta, Pradeep Kumar D. M., Adithyaa Shadashiv, Shaji Mathew (Founder, Niv Art Movies & Niv Art Center), Afnan Reyaz, Vinod Bhardwaj (Writer and Art & Film Critic), Abhishek Kashyap (Art Critic and Trustee, Tapaswini Centre for Art), Jeetin Rangher, Ila Joshi, Akshay Joshi and Guru Roopa Rajesh.