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is also in association
Kolam art contributed by Swathi and Sashikala
Silt Kolams
Kolams
Tamil
Threshold rangolis traditionally made from rice powder, are used as a welcome to one's home, to feed insects and small birds, prevent infestation and represent cultural identity and relationship with living environments.
Reimagining Kolams in silt and sand, as particles of nourishment that rivers carry.
Kaveri Distributaries to Bengaluru
Silt Kolam of Kaveri Water pipes across the city
Indirect association to a river
and dependency on it
A different kind of threshold rangoli welcoming another kind of nourishment. Rhea doesn't have any lived experience or direct relationship with Kaveri, but as an urban bred citizen in Bengaluru has been nourished by the Kaveri, and certainly the silt and sand, which has been used in city development.
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