chennai water that constituent of life and pawn of politicians is the subject of an ongoing artsbased initiative in the city called water bodies a confluence of indokorean enterprise the multimedia exhibition brought together five korean and four indian artists under the stewardship of two curators to examine water in its social cultural and political manifestations in chennai inko centre and korean arts council are the facilitators of the project the exhibition is situated fittingly at spaces the seafacing rambling estate at besant nagar having spent about two and half weeks in and around the city interacting with tsunami survivors fishing communities civic officials and citizens the artists have created probing works that offer sonic visual and tactile experiences of the element the water crisis in korea is a bit like india however its not scarcity but pollution thats a problem there says hyewon lee the curator who gathered the korean contingent sharan apparao is her indian counterpart a documentary an offshoot of the exhibition on the complex water realities in india will be aired in korea on march 22 world water day it will also be available on youtube water bodies which signals the inauguration of an arts residency programme at inko that will examine elements of public life has additionally developed several ancillary projects that go beyond the gallery a book blog an interactive platform for the documentary film are some of the ways were engaging a wider audience says dr rathi jafer director inko centre we have also been speaking with chennai corporation to pursue a deeper engagement with the public in a way that will take the exhibition to the larger city and not just to a select group of viewers one of these explorations will lead to corporation schools where musician anil srinivasan who fronts nalandaways music literacy programme rhapsody will instill in 4th and 5th graders the message of water conservation through two original compositions jiyoung chae an artist who documented the concerns of tsunamiaffected families in cuddalore said we may not be able to solve their water worries but at least well draw the publics attention ours is a small wave which if combined with other small waves of its kind stands to make a huge difference