Rohit Shakya, Rajan Shrestha and Ashesh Rai make Banepa their source/space of inspiration. They indulge in three days of good food, nature and each...
Fuzzscape is a multimedia project, wherein a team of creative professionals travel to explore the artistic culture and the society of different locations around Nepal. They collaborate with artists from within the communities they visit to develop a body of work inspired by their interaction with the people, the space, and its culture. The traveling artists learn about the communities they visit thorough sharing of stories and ideas, and create new artistic experiences together.
Fuzzscape first came into being as a passion project. Photographer-Filmmaker Prasiit Sthapit; Songwriter-Music Producer Rajan Shrestha and Music Producer-Director Rohit Shakya came together to take their long-term collaboration to new levels. The idea was to leave their comfort zones in Kathmandu and travel to new locations, respond to the experience, and create art. So, they did just that, collaborating with local artists to create music—and a music video—all the while documenting the process.
The experiment has now grown into a documentary series about the process of collaborative music-making and an online multimedia archival project where information relating to culture and the arts is chronicled digitally via text, audio and video media.
The team has also been facilitating workshops—on intangible heritage, issues surrounding it and its conservation through multi-media—for youth of the areas visited.
Fuzzscape Episodes
For episode 2 , we travel to Shermathang, Helambu in search of inspiration to make new music but instead we make friends along the way. The journey...
In this episode, Fuzzscape travels to Birgunj. The city of sweet jeri and even sweeter paan. Here, nothing is static. The Rickshaw’s bells are...
Winding paths uncover vast landscapes and the chautari along the way, always makes space for some respite. In Bhojpur, we came across one such...
Janakpur is a landscape painting. Janaki Mandir is a sky—of purple and magenta—that carries under it the world and its history. The many ponds in the...
Fuzzscape: Manang features Yarthung, the horse-riding festival marked in Manang. In the documentary, Kathmandu-based artists Rajan Shrestha and Rohit...
For episode 7, we reach theatre artist/filmmaker Pranab Akash’s home – Gaurhya Gaun, Dang. This is where he learnt his language, culture and...
Interviews
Kang Dolma sings Ole, a traditional song performed in Manang during several local festivals. While the lingua franca of the village is the Neshyang...
Ole is a traditional song performed in Manang during several festivals. This particular one was performed for the Yarthung festival atop a roof near...