INTRODUCTION
Sassoon Dock which is a 142 year old dock and one of the oldest fish market in the city, recently in November it got an art makeover by more than 30 artist around the world which includes Graffiti, Visual, Using waste to create different kinds of craft.
Out here in Sassoon dock you will find all kinds of fish at wholesale prices, dock gained popularity during industrial revolution times.
Sassoon dock art project, which is free to view and is opened to the public until December 30th 2017, so make sure y'all give a visit.The place is opened from 12 to 10 pm, from Thursday to Sunday so that it don't disturb the fish market auction early morning.The organizers are trying to make exhibition as inclusive as possible without any profit motto.
Journey
It was 14th December 2017, me and Anurag boarded metro from azad nagar during afternoon and halted at andheri station, then boarded Churchgate fast train, after arriving at churchgate we took taxi till Sassoon dock which costed us 50 Rs.As soon as we entered Sassoon dock i got the positive vibe after looking at the surrounding that this place is mecca for photographers.
Being a hip hop fan i came to know later on that on 21st November 2017 there was a hip hop gathering to make this event more successful which i missed it.
First thing i noticed when i entered the dock colony was colorful graffiti on the wall with notice on it - ''Keep Sassoon dock clean''.
Next thing i noticed was local men sitting on the fish carrier, he looked happy after looking at all the Mumbaikar's and foreigners visiting this place, to be honest this place was barely noticed by anyone in the past except content writer and photographers.
Later on i saw the portrait of people who were kolis of none other than Sassoon dock.
Everybody deserve to be on the wall not just politicians and Celebrity since we are dependent on unorganized sector which accounts for 86% of the Indian population which is ignored by all the government parties.
SASSOON DOCK PROJECT
Once you enter the Sassoon dock project, first thing you will be told to do is normal registration which will take around few seconds. for your kind information cameras are allowed without any charge on it.
Visual of Sassoon dock project
1) The Idea of Smell
First thing you will notice in this project is the concept of 'idea of smell' which is correlated with memory, by hanif qureshi prepared by nylon net with hundred of words flattering around like aroma of Mom's cooking, Dry leaf that reminds you of your childhood, Hash smell walking down the block. Fresh clothes in the cupboard,Strong smell of petrol pump or stinginess of dung or sewage.Personally this masterpiece art remind me of some matrix touch screen technology.
As soon as you walked down the Next room you will notice colorful clothes hanging on the pole giving that abstract look giving a subtle confusion between 2D Painting and 3D Objects.
2).Plastic ocean
Plastic ocean was created by Singaporean artist Tan Zi Xi after she visited dharavi ''Asia largest slum'' from where the 400 kg of recycled plastic was collected.The room is full of bottle, toys and plastic with mirror installed on four side along with blue light reflecting the feeling how we are trapped inside the ocean created by us throwing non-biodegradable waste.Plastic was my favorite among all the Sassoon dock art.
3) Neon walls
After this you step in to the room full of neon light and color, perfect reflection of 21st century, there is Boombox,T.V,Newspaper and magazine in the room, the art was created by Akash Raj halankar who describes the art as '' what goes up must comes down'' which implies about corny capitalism that goes around the country, all we see is CSR activities by firms but in reality they do more harm to the nature than benefits which stays in disguise.
4) Livil
Oliver hozil works with stencil creating a gap on paper with blue and pink UV light passing through it.The art shows Kolis community working together and worshiping the sea which is a livelihood for them.
5) Overflow
Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman uses organza, fiber glass and lines from her own poetry to create an immersive experience for the spectator, there are love poems flowing all over the Room.
If any poet is good at deciphering them, this right here is the perfect room for him or her with sunlight passing through the window giving that golden touch to the art.
6) Wall potrait
Australian artist Guido van Helten’s draws a monochromatic portraits of three local women on the walls of the warehouse that will surely leave you warm with light color which is used in painting the murals clearly reflecting the innocence in the eyes of the three women.It also shows that how women of early era lived a basic life behind four walls, spending most of her life for husband and children, and nothing beyond that.
7) Dead fish
Arthat collective 'Dead fish' is a gigantic skeleton of a fish hanging from the ceiling, if u look at the art closely it reflects how the skyline of Mumbai has changed from sea link to metro to high rise building. I still remember walking down the road for 3-4 kilometers late at night back in 2002 - 2003, i used to feel so refreshed, now it has been jam packed from top to bottom, light has taken over, 'noises and pollution all around the places. People are lucky enough if they live in the Mumbai Pre 2005 era.
8)The Ugly truth
The ‘Ugly Truth’, by Sajid Wajid Sheikh, He spent days with the rag pickers in Turbhe, the dumping yard in navi mumbai and came away with random trinkets — plastic containers, chipped ceramic, a television — and brought back what you thought was gone forever.The idea is to tell viewers just because the garbage has been disposed does't necessarily means it is disappeared.
Personally, artwork reminded me of saw movie. people who have seen that movie will know what i mean
9) Romantic Bathroom
This will give you that red light area feel in Indonesia, with red shade on the upper structure, leaves and rose petal around the bathroom with bulb hanging on the ceiling illuminating the space.
There were more art which i would have included on my blog however it is difficult to cover everything, but make sure you visit the top of the building, the view of Sassoon dock you get from there is damn beautiful.The atmosphere on the terrace was so chilling, with breeze going on every now and then.
After all this we headed down, just beside the exit you will notice building covered in graffiti, it reminded me of 5pointz in newyork place famous for hip-hop graffiti. It was very eye pleasing, the abstract designed was done by 'Do and khatra'.
Then we headed home, to sum up this project, i would say these is one of the beautiful thing i have ever seen in Mumbai that too for free. Artwork was too strong filled with deep messages, maybe i must have missed the metaphor and deep interpretation.
As a listener of rap music there are single lines which needs a whole paragraph explanation so i do understand there is more to these art, which maybe i am missing what these artist were trying to convey so give a visit by yourself.
Sassoon Dock which is a 142 year old dock and one of the oldest fish market in the city, recently in November it got an art makeover by more than 30 artist around the world which includes Graffiti, Visual, Using waste to create different kinds of craft.
Out here in Sassoon dock you will find all kinds of fish at wholesale prices, dock gained popularity during industrial revolution times.
Sassoon dock art project, which is free to view and is opened to the public until December 30th 2017, so make sure y'all give a visit.The place is opened from 12 to 10 pm, from Thursday to Sunday so that it don't disturb the fish market auction early morning.The organizers are trying to make exhibition as inclusive as possible without any profit motto.
Journey
It was 14th December 2017, me and Anurag boarded metro from azad nagar during afternoon and halted at andheri station, then boarded Churchgate fast train, after arriving at churchgate we took taxi till Sassoon dock which costed us 50 Rs.As soon as we entered Sassoon dock i got the positive vibe after looking at the surrounding that this place is mecca for photographers.
Being a hip hop fan i came to know later on that on 21st November 2017 there was a hip hop gathering to make this event more successful which i missed it.
First thing i noticed when i entered the dock colony was colorful graffiti on the wall with notice on it - ''Keep Sassoon dock clean''.
Next thing i noticed was local men sitting on the fish carrier, he looked happy after looking at all the Mumbaikar's and foreigners visiting this place, to be honest this place was barely noticed by anyone in the past except content writer and photographers.
Later on i saw the portrait of people who were kolis of none other than Sassoon dock.
Everybody deserve to be on the wall not just politicians and Celebrity since we are dependent on unorganized sector which accounts for 86% of the Indian population which is ignored by all the government parties.
SASSOON DOCK PROJECT
Once you enter the Sassoon dock project, first thing you will be told to do is normal registration which will take around few seconds. for your kind information cameras are allowed without any charge on it.
Visual of Sassoon dock project
1) The Idea of Smell
First thing you will notice in this project is the concept of 'idea of smell' which is correlated with memory, by hanif qureshi prepared by nylon net with hundred of words flattering around like aroma of Mom's cooking, Dry leaf that reminds you of your childhood, Hash smell walking down the block. Fresh clothes in the cupboard,Strong smell of petrol pump or stinginess of dung or sewage.Personally this masterpiece art remind me of some matrix touch screen technology.
As soon as you walked down the Next room you will notice colorful clothes hanging on the pole giving that abstract look giving a subtle confusion between 2D Painting and 3D Objects.
2).Plastic ocean
Plastic ocean was created by Singaporean artist Tan Zi Xi after she visited dharavi ''Asia largest slum'' from where the 400 kg of recycled plastic was collected.The room is full of bottle, toys and plastic with mirror installed on four side along with blue light reflecting the feeling how we are trapped inside the ocean created by us throwing non-biodegradable waste.Plastic was my favorite among all the Sassoon dock art.
3) Neon walls
After this you step in to the room full of neon light and color, perfect reflection of 21st century, there is Boombox,T.V,Newspaper and magazine in the room, the art was created by Akash Raj halankar who describes the art as '' what goes up must comes down'' which implies about corny capitalism that goes around the country, all we see is CSR activities by firms but in reality they do more harm to the nature than benefits which stays in disguise.
4) Livil
Oliver hozil works with stencil creating a gap on paper with blue and pink UV light passing through it.The art shows Kolis community working together and worshiping the sea which is a livelihood for them.
5) Overflow
Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman uses organza, fiber glass and lines from her own poetry to create an immersive experience for the spectator, there are love poems flowing all over the Room.
If any poet is good at deciphering them, this right here is the perfect room for him or her with sunlight passing through the window giving that golden touch to the art.
6) Wall potrait
Australian artist Guido van Helten’s draws a monochromatic portraits of three local women on the walls of the warehouse that will surely leave you warm with light color which is used in painting the murals clearly reflecting the innocence in the eyes of the three women.It also shows that how women of early era lived a basic life behind four walls, spending most of her life for husband and children, and nothing beyond that.
7) Dead fish
Arthat collective 'Dead fish' is a gigantic skeleton of a fish hanging from the ceiling, if u look at the art closely it reflects how the skyline of Mumbai has changed from sea link to metro to high rise building. I still remember walking down the road for 3-4 kilometers late at night back in 2002 - 2003, i used to feel so refreshed, now it has been jam packed from top to bottom, light has taken over, 'noises and pollution all around the places. People are lucky enough if they live in the Mumbai Pre 2005 era.
8)The Ugly truth
The ‘Ugly Truth’, by Sajid Wajid Sheikh, He spent days with the rag pickers in Turbhe, the dumping yard in navi mumbai and came away with random trinkets — plastic containers, chipped ceramic, a television — and brought back what you thought was gone forever.The idea is to tell viewers just because the garbage has been disposed does't necessarily means it is disappeared.
Personally, artwork reminded me of saw movie. people who have seen that movie will know what i mean
9) Romantic Bathroom
This will give you that red light area feel in Indonesia, with red shade on the upper structure, leaves and rose petal around the bathroom with bulb hanging on the ceiling illuminating the space.
There were more art which i would have included on my blog however it is difficult to cover everything, but make sure you visit the top of the building, the view of Sassoon dock you get from there is damn beautiful.The atmosphere on the terrace was so chilling, with breeze going on every now and then.
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| Entrance to terrace |
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| View from terrace |
Then we headed home, to sum up this project, i would say these is one of the beautiful thing i have ever seen in Mumbai that too for free. Artwork was too strong filled with deep messages, maybe i must have missed the metaphor and deep interpretation.
As a listener of rap music there are single lines which needs a whole paragraph explanation so i do understand there is more to these art, which maybe i am missing what these artist were trying to convey so give a visit by yourself.
