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48ft x 12ft long mural commissioned as part of the Meta Open Arts program for the Meta Office entrance in Bandra, Mumbai
One of the most densely populated cities of the world - Mumbai, unexpectedly, paints a surreal landscape where rich ecosystems and astonishing biodiversity unravel itself between a densely packed and ever-growing metropolis.
Sitting in a unique geographical location between the ancient ranges of the Sahyadri’s at one end and the Arabian Sea on the other - This thronging region, beyond its 22 million human inhabitants shares its home with many species and beings that go beyond what one would scale to imagine.
Fragments of biodiverse habitats, home to a staggering range of wildlife and marine life continue to thrive in nestled pockets which the city has not managed to consume yet.
From surreal tide-pools that emerge in front of shimmering skylines to a wild forest in the heart of the city that’s home to a numerous amount of leopards, to migratory flamingoes that paint the sprawling grey city into vibrant hues of pink, to an ocean that glitters to bioluminescent plankton blues; Mumbai has a story to tell of coexistence.
On a drastically changing planet where nature and man continue to find themselves distant from each other a unique friendship awaits to be experienced in Mumbai.
For so much still remains to be discovered.