Kolkata, Oct. 11 -- What begins as an object designed to put words on paper will take on an entirely different identity this Durga Puja.
At Tridhara Sammilani, Kolkata, Pentonic, the writing instrument brand from Linc Limited, is presenting a Durga idol created from approximately 13,000 Pentonic pens and 13,000 refillsmade with recycled plastic material.
Measuring approximately 5.5 ft in height, 4.5 ft in width and 3 ft in depth, the large-scale installation has been conceived and created by renowned artist Chandra Nath Saha (Tilak).
The work brings an everyday writing instrument into the visual language of Bengal's most celebrated festival. Thousands of individual recycled pens come together to form a single sculptural representation of...