LASANNA is an alternative art space established at Martin Chautari that has a ‘Live Art Hub’, where artist are free to create and compose their own art work.[break]
To mark the closing ceremony various artists, activists and media personalities gathered and sat down on sukuls, in a circle of seven people each and fed each other with unusually long and shiny spoons.
The food items included in the ceremony were not only the typical food that originated in Nepal but those that are common, such as momo, bhatmas, chana-chatpate, furandana, curd, fried rice, nimki, bodi, aloo sandeko, fish, cauliflower and gravy soyabean.
The participants were smiling while trying to chew and gallop the large amounts of food that the other participants lovingly fed them.
Head of LASANAA, Ashmina Ranjit informed, “This ceremony is portrays the Nepali culture of folks lavishly serving their guests, even if it is difficult to afford. We want to give the participants an idea of how feeding and being fed feels like. Although our culture has been modified with influence, our roots aren’t forgotten.”
LASANAA’s carried out a six month long project which featured art work of 21 local artists including photographers, painters and poets, who carried out research on the Valley life in groups and displayed their interpretations, issues and concerns in an exhibition.
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