Mumbai Diary: Tuesday Dossier

Cogs in the machineTwo mechanics fix the broken down tyres of a state transport bus at Parel DepotRegal venue for Aussie classicsA moment from Murielrsquos Wedding Pic CourtesyAltitude Films on YouTubeTomorrow Regal Cinema will become a hotbed for Aussie nostalgia As part of a collaboration between the Australian ConsulateGeneral Mumbai The Film Heritage Foundation and The National Film amp Sound Archive of Australia two restored films from Down Under will make their way to the Mumbai screen Honorary Academy Awardwinner Peter Weirrsquos directorial debut The Cars That Ate Paris will be screened tomorrow followed by PJ Hoganrsquos 1994 classic Murielrsquos Wedding on July 17ldquoThese screenings are part of the collaboration between Indiarsquos Film Heritage Foundation and Australiarsquos National Film and Sound Archive which is centred on building capacity and knowledge in paper photo and film conservation Exchanges such as these are vital in building a creative corridor between film fraternities in both countriesrdquo shared Paul Murphy inset Australian ConsulGeneral for Western India With seating on a firstcome firstserved basis get there early for an Aussome cine treatRhythms of sustainable kindnessFrom left Ganesh Murali Iyer centre at the Waari Iyer plays the ghatam with Ed Sheeran Pic CourtesyJyotiraditya Patil InstagramFor Ganesh Murali Iyer sustainability has always been part of music ldquoThatrsquos why I gave Ed Sheeran the ghatam as a gift It is a purely degradable instrumentrdquo shared the Chemburbased percussionist who jammed with Sheeran during the latterrsquos visit last year Iyer is now taking the idea beyond the collaboration With National Institute of Fashion Technology Kharghar student Sugee Thakare they headed to Pandharpur last week ldquoWe travelled with a synthetic lsquoveganrsquo mridangam to show Warkaris how the sound and experience does not vary and offers a kinder solutionrdquo he revealedIn Tyebrsquos memoryA dated photograph of Tyeb Mehta Pic courtesyWikimedia CommonsWhen this diarist learnt that Ranjit Hoskote below will have the prestigious opportunity to deliver the Tyeb Mehta memorial lecture later this month at the Jehangir Art Gallery we decided to reach out to the cultural theorist for an early peek at his draft ldquoOh it is too early to say All I can say is that it is his 100th birth anniversary July 26 and I will look to set him in multiple contexts in the global movement beyond his presence as a Progressive Artistrdquo Hoskote sharedPlanet on our mindThe artworks being set up at the space Pic courtesytwoextralivesWhen words fail to describe the bittersweet impact of humans on the planet a moving picture helps put the point forward In this case a series of photographs by 15 artists narrates the story of naturersquos moments of selfhealing amidst its gradual destruction by the socalled advanced species Anchal Notani inset founder and curator of Two Extra Lives a concept store in Bandra presents WeRemains mdash set against the backdrop of Anthropocene a presentday era marked by significant human impact on the planet ldquoThe exhibition is a striking visual reflection on beauty loss and resilience Through a carefully curated selection of photographs the show traverses a wide emotional terrain from scenes of untouched wilderness to images of ecological devastationrdquo Notani told us The curator added that she wanted people to be in awe of the aspects yet unsullied while sitting in ldquotension of awe and devastation fragility and resiliencerdquo You can check out the exhibition till July 17 Head to twoextralives on Instagram for more details