मिटटी सिटी | Mitti City (or City of Soil) is a collaborative public art project lead by Cole Swanson in Ramganj Bazaar, Jaipur, India. In association with The Open Space Society (TOSS), Uday-Waldorf Inspired School of Jaipur, and Contree, community
Using only unrefined, locally harvested mineral colours, the bacteria, lichen, moulds, and fungi proliferating upon the rooftop’s surface were traced over a two-day period. The artwork muses on the agency of earthen media in forming and transforming
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Ramganj Bazaar is an historic, culturally complex community found within the walled city of Jaipur.
The untreated space exhibits a range of growth by various colonies of microflora offering an engaging opportunity to examine acutely the myriad of ways biological activity might transform a centuries-old stone substrate.
After an artist talk on past projects ( Lecanora Muralis ) and workshops in paint preparation and colour application, approximately thirty five community members responded to the biological activity present on the site using unrefined pigments desig
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Photo credit: Hitesh Adwani
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Vendors within Jaipur’s walled city markets provided regionally-harvested pigments from local minerals.
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The mineral colours used in Mitti City include Indian red (हिरमिच), red ochre (लाल गेरुआ), burnt sienna (गेरु), yellow ochre (पीला गेरुआ), and chalk white (सफेदा).
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Photo credit: Hitesh Adwani
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Held in July, 2018, the project elapsed during the monsoon period in Jaipur. Light rains amplified colours before washing them away.
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