Building Monuments of Hope from Recycled Materials for Sustainability
A visit to the artistic site
I had signed up for a visit to a Waste to Wonder Park. It was named the Bharat Darshan Park. This means that it is a park where you see the whole of India. True to the words it was a sight to behold.
What was special here?
The first exhibit is the Tree of Wisdom
Gautam Buddha got his wisdom sitting under the majestic Banyon Tree.
1️⃣The Tree of Wisdom
The Banyan tree has long-hanging aerial roots. It lasts for 100 years or more. This was made artistically with many fountains in the center. It looked amazing.
I clicked a photo. It was astonishingly artistic and made with nuts, bolts, screws cycle and car tires, and tubes. Building materials like window sills, old doors, and aluminum pieces were all collected and this art was created.
The park was neat and the road was even so there was nothing to be scared of while walking.
2️⃣The Lion
The lion was made the national animal of India on 9th July 1969. Later they changed it to Tiger on 18 November 1972. For some reason, they had depicted a lion.
These figures are created in monochrome and not even painted. Some people found them very flat to look at but I think it was fantastic. Everything to be looking so rusty
3️⃣Chariot
This is the chariot of Mahabharat days. If you look at the intricate and wonderful carving you will agree that it is certainly a wonder made from waste materials.
This chariot is when the sun is setting. You can see the direct light on the wheels. Every part of it is pure art.
4️⃣The Tajmahal
The Tajmahal is the most famous monument in India. It is a heritage site and also one of the wonders of the world.
Just when we reached the Taj Mahal, it was getting dark and the lights came on. The beautiful white marble that shines in the original site looks different here as lights were switched on and it became another sight to behold.
The replica turned into different colors. It was pink, yellow, green and orange. I could get the orange-yellow light in my photo.
5️⃣The Minakshi Temple
The Minakshi temple is in South India. I had visited it. It was very colorful. This was monochrome but look at the intricate carving. We used the timer and took a picture.
Some of us sat down and we looked so happy together that a photo was a must to store the memory.
6️⃣Selfie with Qutab Minar
People in my group were expert selfie photographers. They gave me instructions and see what I managed.
Everyone told me to turn the phone flat and I would be able to get the full monument. The Qutab is a historical monument and the original is situated in Delhi.
The replica is exactly like that because that is also in monochrome. So. I could capture a photo and am trying to learn the art of selfies.
7️⃣The last picture but not the last monument
The 8.5-acre park houses around 22 replicas of Indian historical and religious structures. It has waste-material reproductions of iconic Indian monuments.
The visit was a treat to the eye. It has much significance. It provides sustainability as it effectively recycles waste into beautiful replicas.
It provides employment to the poor artistic artisans who have the skill but no money or investments and it is an art project for people to see and enjoy.
Every state in India is planning a park with different forms of art made from waste material.
©Dr. Preeti Singh, 2023.
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