Whispers of the Forgotten Forest
Media: Bronze
Bal Krishan Guru's work often explored the intersection of the natural world and the human spirit, and with "Whispers of the Forgotten Forest," he delves into the narrative of the earth itself. The sculpture, with its hollows and scars, tells a story of survival, of life that clings on and endures through the changing seasons and the ravages of time.
This is a forest that has seen civilizations rise and fall, that has heard the laughter of children and the sobs of those in mourning, that has offered shelter to the lost and the weary. It is a fragment of what was once whole, a memory of the green canopy that danced under the sun, now silent in the darkness of the gallery.
The emotional journey that Guru invites us to take is one of reflection and reverence. The sculpture's towering presence is a call to remember the forgotten places of the world, the wild, untamed corners that civilization has left behind. It echoes the soft murmur of the wind through the leaves, the rustle of wildlife in the underbrush, the solemn peace of untouched spaces.