India News | Concepts Reflected in 5th Kochi-Muziris Biennale Culturally Significant: Finnish Ambassador
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The concepts reflected in the 5th edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the country's largest contemporary art exhibition, were culturally significant and also relevant contemporaneously, Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Ambassador of Finland to India, said here on Saturday.
Kochi, Dec 24 (PTI) The concepts reflected in the 5th edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the country's largest contemporary art exhibition, were culturally significant and also relevant contemporaneously, Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Ambassador of Finland to India, said here on Saturday.
Also Read | Madhya Pradesh Shocker: Man Beats Up Girlfriend After She Asks Him to Marry Her in Rewa (Disturbing Video).
On a visit to Kochi as part of a family Christmas vacation trip across India, the Ambassador said it was exciting to see the Biennale bounce back in this manner after the COVID-19 crisis by putting together "astonishing artworks from many countries, especially from Indian artists."
Also Read | Indian Railways Plans to Modernise 1,000 Small Stations Under New Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
"Climate change, migration, future world, human rights, gender equality, etc are concepts of the artistic creations being presented in the unique festival. The artworks are incredible and of high quality. The creations of the Indian artists, especially, call for a special mention here," she is quoted as having said in a release issued by the Biennale organisers.
She also said, according to the release, that the interest shown by many of the famous artists across the world in India was noteworthy.
Ritva also congratulated the organisers for bouncing back in such a strong fashion after the pandemic-induced hiatus.
She was also thrilled to see a Finnish artist displaying her works at the Biennale and visited the video installation -- 'FinnCycling-Soumi-Perkele! vol2' -- by Finnish artist Martta Tuomaala, the release said.
The Finnish Ambassador said she will recommend the contemporary art exhibition as a must-see to everyone back home.
The Biennale was launched in 2012, and this year marks the 10th anniversary of the biennial event.
The fifth edition was originally scheduled for 2020 and was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fourth edition in 2018 saw over six lakh art enthusiasts from across the world calling it one of the top international art destinations.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)