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URL:https://map-india.org/map-events/garden-of-the-senses-a-sensory-histor
 y-of-indian-art/
SUMMARY:Garden of the Senses  — A Sensory History of Indian Art
DESCRIPTION:Lover's Tryst\; Rajasthan\, India\; 1750–1800\; Gum tempera a
 nd gold on paper\; 30.7 x 23 cm. Courtesy The Cleveland Museum of Art: Mr 
 and Mrs William H Marlatt Fund\nWhat might taste\, touch\, scent\, sound\,
  and emotion reveal about the history of art?\n\nBringing together artists
 \, critics\, historians\, and practitioners\, this three-part series explo
 res how sensory approaches can expand our understanding of South Asia’s 
 art and cultural histories — through subjects ranging from court paintin
 gs and garden cultures to kitchens\, workshops\, and cities.\n\nPresented 
 in collaboration with IMPART\, this series is held in conjunction with the
  exhibition Paper Gardens: Art\, Botany and Empire\, on view at MAP until 
 5 July 2026.\n\nScroll down to view the schedule\, learn more about the sp
 eakers.\n\n[DIALOGUE 1]\n\nWays of Feelings — An Introduction to Sensory
  History\n24 June | Wednesday | 7 PM (IST)\n\nDr Fatima Quraishi\, Dr Pree
 ti Bahadur Ramaswami\, Vinit Vyas\n\nDrawing on court miniatures from the 
 Himalayas to the Deccan\, this session provides a general introduction to 
 sensory approaches in art history. It considers what these works reveal ab
 out people\, places\, cultures\, and lived experiences across time\; what 
 it means to feel an image rather than merely see it\; and how such an appr
 oach might open up new ways of imagining the past.\n\n[DIALOGUE 2]\n\nSens
 oria Indica — On Scents\, Sounds and Gardens\n25 June | Thursday | 7 PM 
 (IST)\n\nBharti Lalwani\, Indu Antony\, Dr Murad Khan Mumtaz\, Dr Nicolas 
 Roth\n\nMoving through fragrance and botany\, music and materiality\, scen
 ts and the city\, this discussion looks closely at how non-visual senses w
 ere woven into early modern Hindustani paintings and how they continue to 
 influence contemporary art techniques.\n\n[DIALOGUE 3]\n\nMaking Sense —
  On Tastes\, Touch and Labour\n26 June | Friday | 7:00 PM IST\n\nDr Arun K
 umar\, Mallory Cerkleski\, Dr Neha Vermani\n\nExamining early-modern Mugha
 l kitchens\, colonial artisanal workshops in north India\, and toddy shops
  in contemporary Kerala\, this conversation foregrounds the labour behind 
 these practices. Drawing on a wide range of archival\, visual\, and oral s
 ources\, it studies the politics of touch\, taste\, and taste-making in th
 e South Asian context.
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