The name Panipat conjures up the images of the three historical battles of Panipat and one of our most creative artists, Durga Kainthola’s works hark back to these where each work is defined by a portrait of the emperors - Babur, Akbar and Sadhashiv Rao Bhau using the miniature style in a very large format. Another work titled Layers & The Surface represents the human under skin and has been created using the hand tufting gun. Numerous images of the process and material, digitally overlapping each other are on a loop on these digital screens.The exhibition can be viewed at The Stainless Gallery, Old Ishwar Nagar, New Delhi from November 21 till December 31, 2015, 11 am to 7 pm. She says, "Exploring the technique of textile is the new turning point in my journey and a new expression of my newly adapted language - the language of art and I am not trapped within rigid forms and ideas. One of his works is an installation that uses a huge charkha on which he has added digital screens. Another body of works are sculptural heads, these heads are inspired by weavers in the factory, Sahaya has created the heads using clay and discarded parts of machinery from the factory. She has used braided carpets for the base, then on it she has incorporated screen printing, hand tufting, pitloom weaving, kilim weaving, bath tufting, embroidery, applique work and chromojet printing. He says, "Observing the dexterity with which the craftsmen use their handlooms and pit-looms, I saw a parallel with which string instrumentalist pluck at their instruments. Her works have been created on the pitloom, using the hand tufting gun and chromojet printing."Sandeep Biswas, a photographer has created photo installations. Last week when I saw the show Fibre Fables where contemporary artists collaborated with weavers to create works of contemporary art, I returned feeling very elated for it is a salute to the nameless, faceless industrial workers of Panipat for the collaborative works have accessed modern techniques and technology to create larger than life works to huge impact. Some have been printed on a metallic finish surface. Through scale and form, each piece is meant to take on a form that is surreal and yet majestic, these figures are like warriors, traveling through time, telling their own stories."Nidhi Khurana’s larger than life 26 x 16 foot map of Panipat on the other hand is very modern and incorporates several techniques of weaving. Each alphabet has a unique character in terms of phonetics and forms. As these master craftsmen weave visual symphonies in the quiet, I sought to add a sonorous dimension to what they do."Shivani Aggarwal, created sculptural installations of tools used in the factory, one of which is a large wooden shuttle wrapped in yarn."While Abeer Gupta created a sound piece using all the diverse sounds from the factory, Brahm Maira created photographic works that capture the factory ambience using the technique of photo manipulation. Her sculptures use raw wool and spun yarn to create texture and form.The eleven participating artists Abeer Gupta, Brahm Maira, Dhvani Behl, Durga Kainthola, Nidhi Khurana, Nikheel Apahle, Puneet Kaushik, China Polyester Stretch Fabric Sahaya Sharma, Sandeep Biswas, Shivani Aggarwal and Vibhu Galhotra worked almost for a year on it and the effort is well worth it, for it is beautifully conceived and curated by Shailin Smith. Together, they come together to form a language, and therefore a culture. Dhvani Behl is a textile designer who created amorphous sculptures on the pitloom and one sculpture using the hand tufting gun. Through this creative process, each artist has gained an insight into many new techniques that they hope to use in future as well, while the weavers have begun to look at their daily mechanical chores with a new, respectful gaze, as something that can be used to create a piece of art. The work attempts to uncover the hidden heart of the city, buried deep beneath the debris of industrialization. He says, "My work is a visual exploration and journey in to the world of the carpet industry and the hundreds faceless people who create those magnificent rugs that we proudly use in our décor. A hand-tufted calligraphy piece, with the words Kar, Kari, Kora, Kaar taken from one of Kabir's Dohas, depict the weaver, his tool and hands.Sahaya Sharma has created a series of five circular abstract works. Vibhu Galhotra is a musician who has created a musical instrument that has been inspired by the pit and kilim looms.com

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