On the 6th of November CHROMA, an exhibition centring around colour opens at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre. This exhibition is part of the celebration of 50 years of Indo-Norwegian relations.

Colour can entice, frighten, persuade, sell, and even inspire. Chroma attempts to forge ties between the two countries of India and Norway. The commonality being colour and its culturally specific connotations within unaccustomed surrounding. Curated by the two participating Norwegian artists Grete Byrkjeland and Turid Uldal, CHROMA showcases the works of five different artists with different cultures and personal experiences are meeting. The three Indian artists include the Kolkatta based George Martin, and Delhi based Manjunath Kamath, Arun Kumar H.G. The exhibition serves, as an interface between two specific and independent entities, both possessed of an individual artistic vision. Colour becomes the common linkage between the two nations, Norway where colour plays a muted and subdued role juxtaposed against India where the celebration of colour is expressed in every facet of life. The guiding philosophy being that by placing colour in a three-dimensional space, one becomes aware of the colours of the environment. Through colour the rhythm of the shapes change and a dynamic piece of art is created. Chroma provides a fascinating window into the realm of colour and colouristic expression best expressed by five artists that call these countries home.