Rohini Swamy | Edited by Mohak Gupta
Bengaluru, October 13, 2017 | UPDATED 19:16 IST
A visual artist in Bengaluru has made a mermaid come to life as he created a lake in a pothole with the aquatic creature splashing water and mocking the city's civic body.
Bengaluru artist uses mermaid, turns Bengaluru pothole into lakeThe legendary aquatic creature mermaid now can be found in a pothole at a junction in Bengaluru's Cubbon Park.
A visual artist in the city has made use of a pothole and has converted the crater into a lake with a mermaid installation besides it.
Visual artist Baadal Nanjundaswamy was helped in his endeavour by Kannada actress Sonu Gowda who dressed up as a green mermaid.
The installation throws light on how Bengaluru's roads are prone to developing potholes with lake-like bodies forming wherever deep craters emerge.
Baadal has been coming up with novel ideas to highlight the city's plight, which worsens with every monsoon.
"Some five deaths have taken place because of potholes. Potholes are a problem. I am just highlighting the issue. I want the government to fix the problem," Baadal said, speaking to ANI.
Baadal first shot to fame when he put up his first installation using a crocodile in a big pothole.
The aforementioned creative work forced the city's civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to fill potholes.