8 months ago
Kolkata’s Colour Corridor: A Vibrant Public Artspace
In Kolkata, a dull and neglected lane in Ballygunge has been turned into a beautiful and colorful art space called the Colour Corridor.
This big mural project was led by an artist named Sayan Mukherjee, who worked with Start India Foundation and Asian Paints.
The mural is very large, covering about 8,200 square feet, and it shows many everyday objects that remind people of home, like old letter boxes, gramophones, and pressure cookers.
The idea was to make the space feel alive and full of color, capturing the spirit of home and memory.
The team faced some challenges, like people not respecting the space, but the positive response from local residents kept them going.
The mural took about 15 days to complete and was a team effort with many artists involved.
The Colour Corridor is a large contemporary mural project in Ballygunge, Kolkata, led by artist Sayan Mukherjee in collaboration with Start India Foundation and Asian Paints.
The project transforms a neglected lane into an immersive public artspace that reflects memory, home, and colour.
The mural spans 8,200 square feet and features everyday objects like letter boxes, gramophones, and pressure cookers to evoke a sense of home.
The project faced challenges, including passersby disrespecting the space during painting, but received positive feedback from local residents.
The mural took around 15 days to execute on site, following nearly two weeks of designing and multiple rounds of feedback, with a team of artists working alongside Sayan Mukherjee.
- Who
- Sayan Mukherjee and his team of artists
- What
- A large contemporary mural project named Colour Corridor
- Where
- Ballygunge, Kolkata
- When
- The mural took around 15 days to execute on site, following nearly two weeks of designing and multiple rounds of feedback.
- Why
- To transform a neglected lane into an immersive public artspace that reflects memory, home, and colour.
Key facts
- Location
- Ballygunge, Kolkata
- Size
- 8,200 square feet
- Artist
- Sayan Mukherjee
- Collaborators
- Start India Foundation and Asian Paints
- Execution Time
- 15 days on-site
- Key Objects
- Letter boxes, gramophones, pressure cookers, lunch boxes, old switches, grandfather’s chair
- Team Members
- Prodip Sarkar, Tushar Adhikary, Palash Poddar, Sayandeep Roy, Subrata Sarkar, Rahul Jaiswal, Sandipan Paul, Supriyo Maity, Soumen Majhi, Bibhas Kotal, Pabitra Patra
Quotes
Sayan Mukherjee
Visual artist leading the Colour Corridor project
“The project actually began with Start India Foundation. They were doing an exhibition at Tri-Art Gallery and this mural was conceived as an extension of that show. Since the space itself felt like a passage, a corridor that people move through every day, the name Colour Corridor came very organically.”
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“The hardest part was dealing with people who had no respect for the space. There were instances where passersby would pee on the walls while the painting was happening. It is extremely painful as an artist. Once you paint something, it becomes like your child.”
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