• Exhibition Reviews,  Kachchh,  Leather

    Review: Stories of the shoemakers of Kutch

    Above image: Artisans viewing the Rohi exhibition. Photo Courtesy of Khamir. Whilst I was in Kutch, I managed to see two excellent exhibitions at Khamir, a resource centre for the support and promotion of crafts in Kutch. Khamir’s serene and beautifully architectured campus which reflects the traditional buildings and village layouts of Kutch is situated at Kukma village 15 km from Bhuj city. As well as exhibitions on the local arts of Kutch which are easily accessible to the artisans involved as well as visitors and tourists, Khamir runs documentation and research projects, works with designers to create new craft based products and facilitates trade. The name of the current…