When he was my student, he used to paint but then he shifted to environmental issues which are pretty relevant nowadays. Abhimanyu, who also happens to be one of Manveer’s teachers told ANI, “I am really happy that he is doing this work. Tourists are also impressed with Manveer’s initiative. I urge people to upcycle plastic and make art out of it,” she said.
We are humans but we often forget that others have a right to live too and we dump plastic. I never thought of plastic as a medium to create art. I used small plastic pieces this time to draw as well.
Sasmita, a student who made a drawing using plastic was also pretty happy with her artwork and echoed Manveer’s sentiments on plastic waste while talking to ANI. Manveer’s workshops at schools and colleges it seems have bore fruit as well. To go out with the setting sun on an empty beach is to truly embrace your solitude. It is good for the environment,” he said. To escape and sit quietly on the beach - that's my idea of paradise. Earlier the plastic used to get picked up by the municipality and go through dumping yards. M Patnaik, a resident while talking to ANI highlighted the role Manveer played in changing his household’s habits when it comes to the treatment of plastic waste. Manveer has made quite an impact through his interactions with the public on plastic waste. I want to make people aware from now only so that landfills are not made.” Sumitra Padhi, his project coordinator and a member of Utsha Foundation said that Puri beach was chosen as the site to display the artwork to connect with people and to help change the habit of throwing plastic in the sea. “Plastic pollution has just started there. Its not quiet, but the sound of water is far more simple than the sound of voices or the sound of music or the sound of a city,' Nichols tells the Huffington Post. 'The sound around us, from an auditory perspective, is simplified. He aims to go further with his intentions to spread awareness on plastic waste and wants to engage his village in it. Being around water gives our brains and our senses a rest from overstimulation. He also interacts with the public to spread awareness of plastic pollution and has conducted workshops in various schools and colleges across the city. To create this artwork, Manveer collected plastics through his 40 odd ‘habit changer’ boxes placed at several locations across Bhubaneswar city. His project “From Plastic to Art” was chosen in September. Manveer’s entry was selected from 26 applicants from all across India. Also Read - Alert! You'll Now Have To Pay A Hefty Fine For Burning Plastic, Garbage In Open In This City He is the winner of the “METIS Initiative on Plastics and Indo-Pacific Ocean 2021”, a collaboration between Utsha Foundation and AFD, and is making this artwork as a part of this initiative. He says that his art is inspired by nature and for nature. Puri: Delhi-based visual artist Manveer Singh has installed a 15-feet Olive Ridley sea turtle artwork made out of plastic at Puri beach to make people aware of the ill effects of plastic waste on the environment, especially the sea and aquatic life.