‘Lost and Found’, a Collaboration Project by Ruchika Wason Singh, 22th April 2022
2023-06-23 | NY
‘Lost and Found’ is a durational collaborative, ice-based project by Ruchika Wason Singh in which the audience participated along with the artists to take part and create artwork. This project was presented by Desee Art on 29th April 2022 as a parallel event with the exhibition ‘The Dilemma of Sustainability’ at Sangeet Shyamala, New Delhi. The ice as a material is transformative and the artist, using this aspect of material evolution, took us on a journey of observing a process of change while creating along with it. A lot of kids from our audience enjoyed creating watercolors with other artists. This one-of-a-kind collaborative project is a success regarding the wholesome execution and the active engagement from the audience. In the end, there are several watercolor works and the sculpture of the eye, looking at us, as a memoir of time.

Sustainability Workshop with Plasticvalla, 5th May 2022
2022-05-05 | NY
Manveer aka Plasticvalla’s workshop was presented by Desee Art on 5th May 2022, the closing day of the exhibition ‘The Dilemma of Sustainability’ (an India Art Fair parallel event) at Sangeet Shyamala, New Delhi.
Kids, as well as adults, participated in this interactive workshop where Plasticvalla demonstrated the environmental concerns with plastic waste and how we can tackle the insurmountable plastic waste growing every day while reducing, reusing, and recycling. In this workshop, the artist demonstrated some skills and techniques with which the participants can create various craft products and artworks like plastic turtles from waste and scrap material.
Representing an inner commitment towards nature, Desee Art is honored to present this workshop by Plasticvalla where we learn to be more concerned and active in our regular life, for our environment.

Plasticvalla workshop with the German Embassy School
2024-12-15 | 618 Fifth Ave. New York, 618 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, 10016, United States
The studio visit and workshop with the primary school students of the German Embassy School at Plasticvalla’s Delhi studio proved to be a highly successful, engaging, and enjoyable session. On a crisp November morning, around 40 young students eagerly arrived to explore the world of sustainable art.
The session began with an in-depth, guided tour of the studio, offering students an insightful look into Plasticvalla’s creative process and his innovative work with plastic waste. The children were introduced to various types of leftover plastic and participated in a thought-provoking discussion about waste management and sustainability, encouraging them to think critically about environmental issues.
During the hands-on workshop, each student created their own artwork in the form of a playful turtle, using multi layered plastic (MLP) waste, under the expert guidance of the artist Manveer, known as Plasticvalla. The experience allowed the children to engage directly with sustainable materials, generating creativity and eco-consciousness.
Enabled by Desee Art, this collaboration highlighted the joy of learning through art, and we eagerly anticipate more such enriching sessions with students and climate-conscious individuals.

Studio visit- Plasticvalla
2023-01-27 | NY
Enabled by Desee Art, The studio visit of Grade 8 students of Kunskapsskolan International, Gurgaon to Manveer aka Plasticvalla’s studio was an unique and inspiring interactive session.
By experiencing the artworks in person, discussion with the artist and digital presentation of his journey helped the students to explore various possibilities of creating with multilayered plastic waste. Together, they discussed the importance of better waste management through art and techniques to turn plastic into textures, colors, and forms for impactful, eco-friendly creations.
Seeing these bright students inspired to weave, craft, and transform waste into functional art is a reminder that we can all contribute to protecting our planet.

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Knowledge gives you wings
2024-12-20 | 618 Fifth Ave. New York, 618 Fifth Ave., New York, NY, 10016, United States
A collaboration with Earth Helpers and Plasticvalla at DCAW 2024
Desee Art curated the dynamic mixed media art installation “Knowledge Gives You Wings”, created by Manveer aka Plasticvalla at the 7th edition of Delhi Contemporary Art Week, 2024.
The work, created with significant amounts of upcycled MLP plastic, makes a tangible environmental contribution and highlights the role of education in nurturing open, curious minds committed to sustainability.

The centerpiece of the installation, a book, the foundation of knowledge, is made from upcycled MLP plastic. Above it, birds that are also crafted from the plastic wrapper waste, soar.
Reflective surfaces on the book allow viewers to see new perspectives of the artwork and their surroundings, encouraging exploration and interaction. The work conveys sustainability education in its material component and aesthetics.
As a part of the work, an upcycled loudspeaker amplifies the message, delivering a universal call for climate mindfulness and sustainability.
Special thanks to Earth Helpers, a community started in 2021 by Yuvaan Monga, a six years old and now joined by his friend Shivansh Singhania in 2023. These young environmental champions, both 5th graders at The Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar, are dedicated to environmental protection through education, waste management, and empowering communities to care for our planet.

‘Creative solutions Towards Sustainability’ - Webinar presented by Desee Art, 22nd May 2021
2022-05-21 | NY
Desee Art organized the webinar ‘ Creative Solutions Towards Sustainability’ on 22nd May 2022 with panelists Lina Vincent (curator and art historian ), Plasticvalla (artist working for sustainability), Saurabh Pandey (sustainability expert, CMO of Better India) and Pulkit Somani (Founder of Desee art) as a moderator. In this in-depth discussion, various aspects of visual arts and other mediums are thoroughly observed which can help build a sustainable future and provide artistic solutions to ecological crises. The panelists examined how the arts can help the world to be a better place and collated many important practices of art and life which can bring about a positive change in society and the environment.

‘Snow Leopard’, Collaboration between Plasticvalla and Ilahi Travels, March 2022
2022-03-01 - 2022-03-15 | NY
In March 2022, on behalf of Desee Art, the artist Plasticvalla did a collaborative project with Ilahi Travels, where the artist involved locals and other travelers in gathering plastic waste all around Spiti valley and provided an artistic solution by creating a plastic sculpture of a snow leopard.
The trash around the valley is hard-to-recycle plastic that contributes to the Global Warming Emergency and causes snow to melt. The work poses the question – If there is no snow, where will the Snow Leopard go?
This installation is an urge to the citizens and tourists of Spiti to abide by the basic rules of collecting your trash, reusing, recycling, and reducing it. We hope this activity will inspire many more to be part of this needful change and it still stands in the Spiti valley as a token of encouragement to be more concerned towards mother nature.
