Swiss street-art duo Nevercrew recently traveled to Varanasi, an ancient city in India to participate in the “Varanasi Art Project” curated by Mojarto and supported by Pro Helvetia New Delhi. Their new mural, “Deflated” set above the banks of the River Ganges shows the artists continued dedication and desire to spread awareness about humanity’s effect on the natural world.
About the Mural
Varanasi is situated on the banks of the River Ganges; worshiped by Hindu’s and recognized as the most holy city in India that now, locals and visitors alike can experience NEVERCREW’s talent and message to explore the responsibility between humankind and nature.
As a symbol of its importance, its life and its waters suffering from human habits, NEVERCREW’s colorful creature touches upon subtly engaging with the human condition and provokes the viewer to reflect on our relationship to the environment, and the slow and silent effect of human processes on the world around us.
According to NEVERCREW “We chose a human “gesture,” something innocent and at the same time as polluting and useless to recall waste and exploitation, to recall human responsibilities and the detached perception of the situation. A game, a decoration, with all its superficial effect, that’s been used and abandoned. An environment that’s transforming due to exploitation and abuse. A claustrophobic drift in a balance that’s currently stationary between its oblivion and new breath to inflate it.”
About NEVERCREW
NEVERCREW is a Swiss street-artist duo, Christian Rebecchi and Pablo Togni. Since 1996 they have been creating murals, sculptures and installations. As animal activists, their work observes endangered species illustrated by painting whales or polar bears trapped or destroyed by the human attitude.
This path led NEVERCREW to develop their current approach and to create artworks in cities all over the world.
