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The activities artists are
commencing from days
of the earthquake are
mostly social activities;
building temporary
shelters and using the
skills of art trying to
provide temporaryreliefs
to the victims.
to get connected to our roots in times
of natural instability? Is this debate even
necessary? Natural calamity is sudden that
brings down old architects, so do artists
need to be involved in the recovery or is it
categorized to engineers and technicians
only? And merely by resetting the visuals
is enough or shall we understand that
exists beyond our eyes? Art is the state
of mind and this state of mind makes
the Nepaliness alive; if so then werethe
artists truly involved in the making of the
architects that were devastated by the
earthquake?
There were times when artists were
involved in almost everything; be it
establishment of religion (creating Pauwa
or religious sculpture) or building of
architectures (temples to houses); however
in these ancient times artists were not
credited. And today they are beginning to
be seen as social icon yet there presence
in times of necessity appears limited.
There is a difference between art and
social activities. The activities artists are
commencing from days of the earthquake
are mostly social activities; building
temporary shelters and using the skills of
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