Community Wall Saath Saath

Saath Saath’, which means ‘together’, is a wall painted by, and with, the residents of Lodhi Colony. The mural was painted over 4 weekends of February in an open workshop format, where around 100 residents - across ages and backgrounds, participated in the making of the mural with the S+art India team present to guide them through the process. With the Lodhi Art Festival 2019, St+art India Foundation intended to build projects with the Lodhi community around themes and issues they valued. To engage and involve them in a constructive dialogue, St+art arranged an interactive outreach program at the beginning of the festival, using pamphlets that were put inside the morning newspaper. Consequently, WhatsApp groups were formed, and slowly the residents became active participants of the festival. With this feedback system, words that were significant to their lives are now permanently embedded within these walls, reminding the community about what brought them together between January 2019 and March 2019.