For Kollam-based visual and theatre artist Smitha Babu, getting to show her work, Project Paakkalam, at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is huge. The KMB, which kicks off on December 12 at Fort Kochi, is her first big international show. That her work will be seen by artists from across the world, that she will get to experience the works of international artists she admires excites her. “If not for the Biennale, I don’t think I would have had this opportunity,” says Ms. Babu. She is also excited that she will get to see her favourite performance artist Marina Abramovic from Serbia.

Likewise for Sister Malu Joy of the CMC Mary Matha Province, Angamaly. “Getting to be a part of the Biennale is an honour. Not only will my works be shown, I get to see the works of others who I have only read

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