‘The Healing Season’ exhibition underway in Dimapur

March 14, 2023 40 Views No Comment

Dimapur, March 14 (MExN): The Nagaland Art Centre, located at IMC Hall, Dimapur is hosting an international art exhibition titled ‘The Healing Season’, featuring the works of Limatola Longkumer from Nagaland and Heather Layton from the United States of America.

The exhibition showcases a range of paintings and drawings, and the artists also display the results of their collaboration, according to a DIPR report received here on Monday. For the collaboration, the artists exchanged artworks in the weeks leading up to the show, using imagery to communicate rather than words, it said.

Heather Layton is a contemporary American artist who often addresses issues including women’s history, politics, and intercultural relationship building. She has exhibited her artwork globally, in places like the International Museum of Contemporary Art in Alaska, the Museum of Contemporary Arts Long Island in New York, and the Haslla Art World Museum in Gangneung, South Korea. Layton has been recognized with numerous awards and grants for her community-engaged projects and innovation in teaching, the DIPR stated.

Limatola Longkumer is a visual artist who is self-taught and defies traditional norms by using her art to address taboo topics such as sensuality and sexuality. Her artwork is rich in symbolism and draws inspiration from nature, music, women, and love.

According to Centre coordinator Ababe Ezung, the exhibition runs until March 31 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and is open to the public. He mentioned that the artworks housed at the centre as well as the ones being showcased in the ongoing exhibition are for sale. He added that the aim to give a platform to artists through the centre which he runs with his wife Sentienla, who is also the coordinator of IMC and Nagaland Art Centre.

The exhibition aims to encourage people to reconnect with the natural world and each other, following an era marked by disconnection. The artists hope that their art will inspire audience members to restore optimism, rebuild strength, and rediscover the infinite number of ways to find joy and beauty in this resilient world, the DIPR report stated.