Think of all the maps you know. Now look at this map with fresh eyes.

Sudarshan Shaw, a visual artists’s from Odisha, India is redefining we look at maps. pic courtesy Sudarshan Shaw

This stunning biodiversity map is the handiwork of one of India’s upcoming visual artist, Sudarshan Shaw. His sense of perception and belonging, passion for depicting, preserving local art, and love for natural history is tangible in his stunning artworks which goes way beyond creating maps. I spoke to him recently on Heart of Conservation Ep#30 to understand more about his inspiration and his work. Listen to the podcast here. Transcript coming soon.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Gu5nvhVQN9QPN7FARWVvY

Pic courtesy Sudarshan Shaw : This artwork contains ’9 Tigers’ depicted in nine different tribal art forms of India by Sudarshan Shaw

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Lalitha Krishnan earthymatters013@gmail.com
Lalitha Krishnan earthymatters013@gmail.com

Written by Lalitha Krishnan earthymatters013@gmail.com

I live in the Himalayan foothills and love to document life - wild or otherwise. Podcaster & Potter

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