Reviving Memory: The Forgotten Stories of Nagaland investigates the relationship between art and the preservation of sustaining endangered folktales of the Naga people in North East India. The impacts of globalisation in relation to the traditional oral recitation of the stories makes this a rarer activity, threatening the life of the folktale. The focus of this research is on the younger generation of Naga people, who have participated in drawing workshops to glean imagery to incorporate into the artist’s illustrations of the traditional Naga folktales. The final outcome is presented in an installation space that can evoke real feelings and memories in relation to how the traditional folktales were being narrated decades ago.

Mixed Media Installation

8:18 minutes

2 Printed Books of 20cm x 25cm

Voice Recordings (Loop) – “Boiled Crab” Narrated by Kenei Kuotsu (Angami Native) and “The Story of Little Rat and Little Chick” by Tiyongnokcha (Ao Native), Nagaland, India