Project 88 is pleased to announce the participation of Hemali Bhuta and Shreyas Karle in the exhibition Materials and Makers: Goa Past and Present at Sunaparanta Goa Centre for Art.
The show situates Goa at a centuries-old crossroads — a place where ideas, skills, and stories travelled as freely as spices and silk. Long before globalisation had a name, Goa was a vibrant centre of knowledge production, where artisans, scholars, and traders shaped ideas that journeyed far beyond Europe — to Asia, Africa, and South America. The objects and materials born of this exchange carry layered histories: of making and meaning-making, of power and resistance, of places outside Europe as vital contributors to the world’s shared knowledge.
Makers and Materials: Goa Past and Present traces these threads, linking Goa’s rich material past to the contemporary practices that keep its spirit alive today. The exhibition examines Goa’s artisanal heritage — from shell craft and woodwork to intricate metalwork — shaped by centuries of cultural encounter. It explores the region’s transformation
in the 16th century into a cosmopolitan hub where Indian, Mughal, and European forms merged, and materials from both local and global sources flowed through sea and land routes. The resulting artworks and architectural forms emerge through complex dynamics of negotiation, appropriation, resistance, and coexistence.
The exhibition runs from 6 December 2025 to 31 March 2026.
