From May 19 to September 13, 2010, in the intimate setting of the Maison du Thรฉ, the Museum of Asian Arts presents “Sarasvatรฎ Goddess of the Arts,” a photography exhibition by Olivier Remualdo.
Olivier Remualdo, a photographer with a love for India, has worked on numerous photographic projects about this ancient culture. In this exhibition, he invites us to explore different worlds ranging from the musicians of the Rajasthan desert to the traditional dance schools of Varanasi. The author also invites us to the celebrations of Basant Panchami dedicated to the goddess Sarasvati. First, in the workshops where ephemeral deities made of clay are sculpted and adorned by artisans; then during religious processions, where pilgrims lead the icons to the banks of the Ganges to immerse them in the most sacred river of Hinduism.
Sarasvatรฎ, the Indian goddess of the Arts, Knowledge, and the transmission of Wisdom, is revered by artists, musicians, dancers, teachers, students, sadhus, and others.
In 2006, Olivier Remualdo executed the project Mythic Sarasvatรฎ with visual artist Sab Ji: a 6-month journey following the traces of the mythic river, now disappeared: the Sarasvati and its eponymous goddess.
Recently, Olivier Remualdo exhibited, as part of the 11th Mediterranean Photography Festival in Nice (Sept Off), a work on the tea drinkers of Varanasi. He was also the winner of the international Blurb.com competition for the book “Sadhus of Benares,” produced with J.C. Ecrรฉment.
