Gigi’s giant bell installation at Kochi biennale
Artist Gigi Scaria's sculptural installation of a giant steel bell that attracted huge crowds at the 'Kochi Muziris Biennale 2014' has now found a permanent home in the state against the background of a scenic lake. The Delhi-based Malayali's giant artwork titled 'Chronicles of the Shores Foretold' has now been installed near the boat jetty in coastal Vaikom of the artist's native Kottayam district, courtesy an initiative by the Lalit Kala Akademi. At KMB 14, the installation was placed in Fort Kochi, along the backyard of vintage Pepper House. The steel structure, which is 13 ft tall with its diameter measuring 16 ft at the base and overall weighing around tonnes, was brought to Vaikom in a ferry on Monday. The Kochi backwaters that used to be its backdrop have now been replaced by the equally scenic Vembanad Lake. The installation was part of the Lalit Kala Akademi's ambitious project to promote wayside sculptures (Vazhiyora Shilpangal).
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