The artwork “Vanished Songs” is a specific installation that pays tribute to the bird species once common in Ahmedabad/Gujarat’s skies but now disappearing due to habitat loss and urban expansion. The installation features eight delicate paper artworks of native bird species, handcrafted in The Paper Ark’s signature layered paper technique. Each bird is housed in a custom teakwood and museum glass box and accompanied by a label detailing its species name and musical tone of its call.

The artist wants to build a bridge between people and nature. The takeaway for the audience is to remember that extinction can happen quietly, in our backyards, urging them to recognize that what we preserve now may be all that remains tomorrow.