SADAK. Hand painted street signs in India. - Aradhana Seth where Elsa grew up

where Elsa grew up

Charmaine Watkiss

Sameh Asami

and reflections on how drawing can deepen our connection to the environment

is meant to resemble echoes of silent movies and their montage technique

SADAK. Hand painted street signs in India. - Aradhana Seth where Elsa grew upSince the 1990s, hand painted signs in India one of the defining elements of the countrys urban landscape have been largely replaced by more technologically advanced media. Today, they survive in a vernacular culture quite distinct from largescale digital productions. The work of the sign painters represents a visual itinerary through the historical economic changes of Indian society over the years; paintings that emerge in vivid shapes and colours