Megaa Indian Arts

Our place, Megaa Indian Arts, is in Flat No. 203, Block-A in Howrah, West Bengal. It is an old building and you have to walk up the stairs because the lift is often acting up. The flat is full of items we’ve collected and stored over time. It doesn't look like a gallery; it looks like a busy warehouse that someone happens to live in. We have stuff in the hallway and even in the corners of the small kitchen. Howrah can be very humid, so we keep the windows open, but that brings in all the noise from the street below. We don't have any employees in uniforms or a fancy front desk. It is just a few of us surrounded by crates and bubble wrap. Our hands usually have ink or tape stuck to them by the end of the day. The light in Block-A is a bit dim in the afternoons, so we use a couple of floor lamps to see what we are doing. We've been in this part of West Bengal for a long time. The 711 103 area is home to us. We don't have a mission statement or anything like that. We just wake up, come to the flat, and start packing and sorting until it’s time to go. It’s a simple, messy, and honest way to spend the day.