"Entanglements" by Pulak Ghosh
Language
of Rivers and Leaves
27 September - 2 October, 2004
Day 4 :: Finzean School & The "Sonar Tari" - the "Golden Boat"
"Entanglements"
by Pulak Ghosh
Geddes Home :: Language of Rivers and Leaves :: A Taste of Indian Art :: "Geddes Today" Exhibition
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Getting
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Language
of Rivers and Leaves Day by Day |
Finzean School
Iain Mitchell leads Finzean School in their preparations for painting placards, pictures and boats.
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| Abracadabra... | ...Placards... | ...and pictures... | ...in progress... |
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| Beautiful... | ...nicely finished... | ...works of art... | ...on display |
The "Sonar Tari"
Named
for Rabindranath Tagore's poem the "Golden Boat" (Sonar Tari in Bengali)
the boat from Bengal, India has arrived at Finzean School.
Tagore was a close and long time collaborator of Patrick Geddes in India. The
full text of Tagore's poem is available here on page 8 of the
BGP 2004 Exhibition "Geddes Today"
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| The Sonar Tari was decorated by the children at the School of Art and Craft, Kolkata, India | "Our aspirations come... | ...in
the guise of children" - Rabindranath Tagore |
"Head,
Heart, Hand" "Folk, Work, Place" - Patrick Geddes |
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| The Golden Boat | The Kolkata children have signed their names in Bengali and English | Beautifully detailed work | The Boat rests in front of Finzean School before transfer to Ballater for the Parade on Saturday |