Youngsters from Britain and India are creating the world’s largest bubble wrap painting. With this artwork, these youngsters are aiming to break the Guinness World Record. Although the aim is to break the world record, there is also a motive behind this artwork and that is to help the families in India who have been facing financial difficulties as a result of Covid-19. This team is not only trying to make a difference by helping these families but they also want to donate to the PM Cares Funds in India through registered Indian charities.
Nachiket Joshi, who is a youth leader and social worker, came up with the idea of the artwork and is organising the event for this noble cause. Creative Art Campus and Palan Foundation, a charity in the UK, have jointly organised the project. The artists’ team is led by Jignesh Patel, Akshay Pandya and Yash Patel. Khushboo Shah is leading the other volunteer team and is managing coordination. The team has worked with 10 to 15 volunteers in London to complete the painting which they had inaugurated in June this year and it took the team three months to complete this gigantic artwork.
Since the onset of Covid-19, Nachiket has been a covid hero and has helped needy people not only in India but across the world. He came to the rescue of many who needed help during the first wave and also during the second wave he contributed in whatever way he could. He also had a team of volunteers working round the clock helping people find hospital beds, plasma, oxygen cylinders, medicines, and any other help which was required. They have helped more than a thousand people during the pandemic.
“The artwork features Prime Minister Narendra Modi; he is a global leader and has shown himself as a saviour to the world particularly in this pandemic situation by helping almost 100 countries with vaccines. He is the most popular leader across the globe. He has been successfully running the world’s largest and fastest vaccination campaign in India and has achieved the ‘100 crore milestone’. This is our way of showing him respect for what he has done for the world. The other notable personalities in the artwork are Ratan Tata, Bill Gates and JK Rowling, they came forward when needed and helped the world during the pandemic situation. Ratan Tata donated almost US$ 220 million during the Covid crisis in India. Bill Gates foundation donated more than US$ 1 Million and committed an amount of US $4 Million for R&D in India during Covid. JK Rowling donated almost £1 million through various Indian charities to help Covid struck families in India. We have chosen these heroes to inspire the younger generation so they can become like them. We are trying to create history and achieve the world record”, said Nachiket.
Similarly, Jignesh was a part of a 15-member group that cycled a total of 123 kilometers from London to Brighton and raised funds for charity in May this year. The group bought oxygen concentrators and donated it across India. He has earlier successfully broken four world records performing different forms of painting. “The painting has been worked on in different venues in London and many members of the public joined in and injected a few bubbles. Each participant has a separate area to practise on, before injecting the main piece of art. All participants may receive a Guinness World Record certificate. The final piece will be displayed by the end of November when officials from Guinness World Records will be informed. It takes me 300 bubbles per hour, and I have practised significantly. There were around 200,000 bubbles to fill so teamwork played a crucial role,” said Jignesh.
Vijay Goel, Senior Partner, Singhania & Co, and Chairman, Indo-European Business Forum, has been supporting and promoting the project in the UK. “I am very excited about this project as it portrays Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and promotes his achievement for the country. The team led by Nachiket and Jignesh has been working voluntarily and doing a great job for a noble cause and I fully support them,” said Vijay.
“Our team of volunteers has been helping us complete the painting. We are injecting bubbles across the bubble wrap using 200 shades of liquid wall paint, with syringes. Each bubble is numbered which corresponds to a particular shade of paint. Approximately 200,000 bubbles have been filled in total. The work was completed in separate pieces which have been assembled together and will be displayed as a large 15 square-metre painting that may eventually be auctioned. We had to ensure that the bubbles are filled with the right colour and not damaged, which we have successfully done.” said Yash. “These notable personalities inspire us to do more, to live our best life and to go after what our heart desires. More than anything, they inspire us to have and pursue our passion in life. My guru, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, lived by his life motto ‘In the joy of others, lies our own’. This spirit and these values motivated us to embark on this project.” said Akshay.