A summer of gods and goddesses: Nek Chand Exhibition at The Gallery of Everything

A summer of gods and goddesses

14.07.24 > 15.09.24

The gallery of everything presents an installation of original sculptures and figures by Nek Chand Saini (1924 – 2015).

Born in 1924, Saini was a village-born child whose family fled to india as refugees. his lifetime project, started in secret in the 1950s, was a maze of narrow walkways and sloping gardens, filled with hand-crafted figurines.

Originally titled the kingdom of gods and goddesses, his creative practice was situated somewhere in between land art, landscape architecture and the vast realm of the folkloric vernacular.

Yet even in his lifetime, Saini saw himself neither as an artist, nor as author of his environment. instead, he saw his project as a welcome contrast to Chandigarh’s sharp modernist lines, and a place where everyday people could simply go, discover and be.

In this centenary year of Nek Chand Saini’s birth, The Gallery of Everything honours his profound achievement with an installation of works from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, including original ceramic and bangle figures created by Saini and his team of workers.

To celebrate Transnational Architecture Group has uploaded our book from 2007 here as a free PDF download.