Well finally here and online!
Arrived in Delhi very early Monday morning! Flight was good and the transition to the Sanskriti Kendra relatively smooth from Delhi airport, only a 30 min journey.
Slowly getting to grips with the workings of the Kendra. Temperature at this time of year is pretty hot, from April it can get up into the 40 + by midday!
Spent the first week sorting out various practical things such as showers, internet connections, fans and bottled water. Power seems to be a constant challenge, electricity cuts out at least five times a day! And whilst the centre does have internet connection it manages to be workable for only very short periods of time. So doing a blog might become an interesting challenge here!
Other International residents have been really helpful in getting me started. They are a mixed bunch of visual artists and writers across a number of disciplines and from a number of countries including the States, Japan, England, Oman and Australia. Artists have been funded through various means, from private sources to funding through Unesco, Fulbright and Arts Council.
I have a studio/living space, there are eight individual studio/workspaces designated for artists and writers as well as three museums on site, a ceramic studio and a library and additional work and communal living spaces for bigger groups.
Sanskriti is set in some beautiful grounds, it really gives the place a serene and tranquil quality, an ideal place to reflect on my practise and research new ideas.
