Paper Gardens: Deaf-led

Experience Paper Gardens: Art, Botany and Empire through a Deaf-led walkthrough that reimagines how we engage with botanical art.

This guided tour invites Deaf audiences to engage with the exhibition’s exploration of botanical illustrations created in India between the 17th and 19th centuries, and the complex histories of colonialism, labour, and knowledge embedded within them. These works were not merely aesthetic studies of plants, but part of a larger scientific project that documented native species for their potential medicinal and commercial value within imperial economies. 

Led by Akanksha Kamble from the MAP team , the walkthrough offers an inclusive, visual-first encounter with the exhibition, opening up conversations around art and ecology.

This programme is in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition, Paper Gardens: Art Botany and Empire.

‘Paper Gardens’ marks the continuation of a sustained, years-long collaboration between MAP and Impart — an online platform fostering greater public engagement with the art and cultural histories of South Asia.