Drishtikala (Vision Art): A Pictures Exhibition by Senior Residents for Group Engagement

This paper describes a pictures exhibition known as Drishtikala (Vision Art) carried out by senior residents residing in a locality in Noida. Studies state that loneliness and social isolation are key danger elements for senior residents’ psychological well being degradation. To tackle this subject, analysis suggests partaking in pleasing actions, restarting an outdated pastime, studying one thing new, and assembly individuals with comparable pursuits. Drishtikala seeks to supply a platform for his or her distinctive tales to be heard and their creative abilities to be acknowledged amongst their society. To obtain this, the curator initially inspired senior residents inside the locality to enroll in a brief pictures course. Six members enrolled for this workshop and exhibition. Central to the pedagogical technique was the mixing of design rules in visible design and consumer expertise to make sure that the educational course of is accessible, partaking, and empowering. The curator visited artwork exhibitions similar to Prussian Blue: A Serendipitous Color on the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and Indian Art, Architecture and Design Biennale on the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design, at Red Fort. The learnings from these exhibitions conveyed the significance of a thematic exhibition. The theme ‘nostalgia’ was particularly chosen for the members to revisit their cherished narratives from the previous and characterize their concepts via pictures. Some of the novel concepts that emerged had been a group of cash from 1989, handwritten love letters and poems, vintage telephones, childhood properties, partition tales, and extra. Selected images had been printed and framed. Unlike the traditional exhibition area of a gallery, Drishtikala was exhibited on the curator’s porch. The exhibition had a number of members of society work together with the members to know extra about their distinctive tales. A survey shared with the members validated their contentment and achievement of the mission. In these methods, Drishtikala assisted intergenerational connections and evoked a way of belonging amongst senior residents.