Language of Rivers and Leaves
27 September-2 October, 2004

by Pulak Ghosh

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Photographs

Note about the pictures: We couldn't be everywhere at once with a camera. Each day features one or two
subjects while work was actually going on in a number of schools simultaneously.

School Preview Days - selected photos
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Ballater Geddes Project 2004 members went to schools in advance to explain the "Language of Rivers and Leaves" Arts Week.

16/09/2004

Ballater

"The School in the Trees"	Artist Kenny Munro uses Indian and Scottish flags to demonstrate links between Ballater and Kolkata	Mindy Grewar, Aberdeenshire Council, explains the background of the week	Kenny presents gifts for Ballater School to Louise Duckworth, Headteacher, from the School of Art and Craft, Kolkata, India

Finzean

This school has its own community woodland	The Grewar/Munro double act outlines the week's activities	Kenny explains gifts from India of beautifully decorated whistles	Head teacher, Maureen Vernal (left) watches as Kenny shows the size of the "Sonar Tari" boat to come from Kolkata to Finzean and Ballater

17/09/2004

Braemar

Kenny works on his smile	Braemar would like a mural in the corridor	Teacher and pupils watch as, for illustration, Mindy and Kenny unroll an Indian mural	Pupils discuss the features of the mural. Pulak Ghosh from Kolkata will help pupils create a new mural for Braemar School

26/09/2004

Artists organisational gathering, Ballater

Following months of organisation, the day before commencement, the arts team assemble in Ballater	The team go through the programme. Pictured L-R: (facing camera) Gavin, Laura, Kenny, Mindy. From behind R-L: Pulak, Tandra, Kumar, Frances	Discussing arrangements, L-R: Gavin, Laura, Mindy, Pulak, Tandra, Kumar	A moment of fun. L-R: Pulak, Kumar, Frances, Iain, Bashabi, Sheila, Mindy, Gavin, Laura, Kenny