Biennale will provide sociocultural boost
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The Kochi-Muziris Biennale will give a big socio-cultural boost to the state, according to Riyas Komu, director of the programmes of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale Foundation.
At a seminar on the socio-cultural benefits of the Biennale organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation here on Monday, Riyas Komu threw light on several aspects of the project.
The Biennale would help bring contemporary international languages under one roof. This would provide a huge push to local creativity in addition to being a learning process for aspiring artists, he said.
Many historic venues are being renovated as part of the project including the Chendamangalam Synagogue, Kodungalloor Cheraman Masjid and Paliam Palace.
One of the best achievements so far has been the renovation of Durbar Hall into a world class museum gallery.
He termed the Biennale as an ‘Olympics of art and culture’. “We expect 50 lakh visitors during the Biennale,” he added.
Mayor Tony Chammany who presided over the seminar said that the corporation had lent all support to the event. “Though much has been said for and against this programme, people are yet to get a clear perspective of the project,” he said.
That Kochi was the only place selected for the Biennale pointed to the cultural and social importance of the city, he added.
Meanwhile, Benny Kuriakose of Muziris heritage project said that Kochi would slowly emerge as one among the most important global art centres. “Though organizing such a programme is quite tedious, Biennale will definitely put Kochi on the international art circuit,” he said.
Others present at the seminar were Bose Krishnamachari, artistic director, Kochi Muziris Biennale, Tasneem Zakaria Mehta, managing trustee and honorary director, Dr Bhau Daji, Lad Museum, Mumbai City Museum and Muhammed Afzal Edappakath, from the political affairs and public diplomacy department, The Netherlands.
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