Introduction
Introductory Essay
Agriculture,
Exhibition,
India,
Nepal,
News,
Pahar,
Projects,
Seasonality,
Sources,
Urbanisation,
Water for drinking, domestic and agricultural use
Villages of the Himalayas depend on surface water
Agriculture,
Bidur,
Dhulikhel,
Exhibition,
India,
Location,
Mussoorie,
Nainital,
Nepal,
News,
Projects,
Shimla,
Sources,
Water An inherent part of hill life
Seasonality is an inherent part of hill life13km from Mussoorie
An explosion of tourismCambridge Festival of Ideas
Photography ExhibitionKathmandus Holy River
Alberto Rey was approached to consider doing a project about the Bagmati River that flows though the middle of Kathmandu, Nepal. The Bagmati is the most sacred river in Nepal and yet it is also the most polluted. Alberto was excited about starting a new environmental project in Asia and about working with a region with several UNESCO heritage sites and a community with a rich cultural heritage. After initial discussions with professionals, museum staff and community members in Kathmandu, it was clear that there was a great deal of interest in having me starting the new project investigating the Bagmati River. Alberto was granted a residency at the Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Center a few months later, and my research began in earnest. Jason Dilworth,...
