The River that Remembers

A river rushes through nostalgia. It holds memories of childhood, of family picnics. Its sweet water passes through orchards of our heart. Now it homes thirst and sorrow.

Artists

Shahid Wani, Mohmmed Umer Bhat, Basharat Bashir (Institute Of Music & Fine Arts, University of Kashmir)

Medium

Installation

Venue

Vallabhdas Kanji Limited (VKL) Warehouse, Mattancherry, Fort Kochi, Kerala

Timings

10AM to 6PM (Mon to Sunday)

Till March 31st, 2026

About

The River that Remembers is a poetic installation by three Kashmiri artists—Shahid Wani, Mohmmed Umer Bhat, and Basharat Bashir. Their words flow like water itself:

"A river carried water once; it homes thirst and sorrow now. A river drifts through waterswept forests. It shouts grief and anger, for being ignored. It flows wood, stone and weight of naked mountains and lost landscape. A river finds itself in burning coal?"

Here, rivers become witnesses—to environmental destruction, to loss, to the weight of what remains. Memory moves through landscape like current through stone.

Kochi Biennale 2025