To make way for the new and modern Chandigarh, the existing villages in the area had to be cleared in the 1950′s, which created a lot of waste. This waste, just junk to your average person, caught the attention of a Pakistani refugee named Nek Chand. He began hauling it back to his forest home and sculpting it into new forms. Over time, he’d amassed thousands of these cement and recycled material forms, made into animals, people and otherworldly objects.
Funnily enough, these sculptures weren’t officially discovered until a shocking 15 years after he began this work. And, in a brilliant forward-thinking move, the sculptures weren’t destroyed. Though Chand worked illegally on government property, he wasn’t punished. Seeing his work as a future asset, the authorities gave him 50 laborers and a salary to continue his work.
The result is the Nek Chand Fantasy Rock Garden, a truly amazing feat of recycling. We’ve captured it in over a hundred photos, but the gallery below shows some of the highlights.
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Truly amazing!!!! Not the India I have pictured in my mind…..
beautiful art