“Khadi: The Fabric of India’s Tomorrow” – 1 –
“Khadi: The Fabric of India’s Tomorrow” – 2 –

I have introduced about the exhibition “Khadi: The Fabric of India’s Tomorrow – Homage to Martand Singh -“ at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT over two times.

Both the content and the ways of exhibition are great, and the words of Mr. Singh (the producer and the curator of this exhibition) caught my heart at most.

There is an infinite number of whites…
White of the jasmine flower,
White of the sea form,
White of the august moon,
White of the conch shell,
White of the clouds that have been emptied of rain.

Handmade Kadhi has different expressions one by one, a beautiful cloth expressing the difference delicately the white. The above his words are very nice which imaged Kadhi with countless white, and I feel so happy to imagine the beauties. Why I was caught my heart is “White”.

I introduced about Kadhi last time, I tell about the producer and curator Martand Singh who conveys the wonderful culture to us.

Kadi was on the verge of survival 20 years ago, Mr. Singh made various activities to rebuild his country’s tradition to the present age. Today, Kadhi is used high-end fashion brands. I learned about it is also important someone who conveys the wonderfulness to people, not only the culture or facts itself.

Mr. Martand Singh

The exhibition of Kadhi is held all over the world. I was very impressed the Swatches + Catalog, it was displayed at the first “KHADI: The Fabric of Freedom” on January 30, 2002, the 54th anniversary of Gandhi’s death. Only one hundred copies of this catalog of 108 (the number of earthy desires) fabric samples were created, they look so beautiful! I thought the sense of Singh’s production was also playing a major role in Kadhi’s reconstruction. Ways of conveying is also important, big learning.