Bengaluru has an ache of traffic crisis. Every now and then we face traffic chaos at some point in the city. Improper road and potholes in the city roads just make the driving more stressful. Tunganagar Main Road in Bengaluru is also one such place that carries the same narrative. The immense potholes in the area have discouraged the commuters in the local areas. However, the locals were surprised to see an event that took place on the road which gave a clear message about the government’s ignorance in the city.
Message delivered from an Art
An artist named Baadal Nanjundaswamy, who is known for raising his voice against inadequate infrastructure and weak organizations through his art and creativity, has now come up with a new idea to mock BBMP.
The potholes in the area gave Baadal an idea which is being loved by all in social media. The artist is dressed up as an astronaut and is seen walking beside the craters (a bowl-shaped depression). The whole video made everyone surprised as people believed this could be Man’s second mission to the moon or mars. However, the doubts were all cleared when auto and a car passed by the astronaut. The streets and the portholes matched the lunar surface which made everyone believe it was somewhere outer space. This video has gone viral on social media and people are appreciating his work.
Hello bbmp? @BBMPCOMM @BBMP_MAYOR @bbm #thelatest #streetart #nammabengaluru #herohalli pic.twitter.com/hsizngTpRH
— baadal nanjundaswamy (@baadalvirus) September 2, 2019
Twitter reactions
https://twitter.com/priyaramani/status/1168471729817079808
First Indian to land on moon!
Artist Badal Nanjundaswamy, who creates awesome street-art around pothole-filled and badly damaged roads to attract the attention of public and civic authorities, created this moon-landing video on a pothole-filled Bengaluru road.
Very innovative! pic.twitter.com/JoQLgKkJdb— Vibhinna Ideas (@Vibhinnaideas) September 2, 2019
“The eagle has landed”???Superbly creative way of protesting against the poor infrastructure of Bangalore city.. Kudos to Baadal Nanjundaswamy #NammaBengaluru #streetart pic.twitter.com/a3HrjJXmma
— Aravind Y Mothi (@aravindymothi) September 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/KushLiveNow/status/1168738090011123712
An innovative street performance by Baadal Nanjundaswamy, who moonwalks on #Bangalore potholes! #streetart #performance #nammabengaluru https://t.co/ohpdbEFcAM
— Nalini Malaviya (@Artsceneindia) September 3, 2019
From The Mirror: https://t.co/uPZIgAP6p4 pic.twitter.com/XHtR2WHWKK
— Anantha Subramanyam (@Ananthaforu) September 2, 2019
ISRO can train their astronauts in these roads so that we have a successful moon mission in 2022
— Doddanekundi Rising (@Dnekundi_rising) September 2, 2019
Also ready for Mars rover… pic.twitter.com/nq6wAIAWtK
— Anonymous (@haris_blr) September 2, 2019
Walking on the moon? Almost. Traversing potholes in a Bengaluru street.
In a genius move, artist-activist Baadal Nanjundaswamy worked with actor Poornachandra to highlight the poor state of the city’s roadways.#CivicArt #infrastructure #StreetAction #RoadRage #RoadRageous https://t.co/TZMjVntlyL
— Donita Hulme ? (@CulturalChamp) September 2, 2019
A VIDEO BY BENGALURU-BASED ARTIST BAADAL NANJUNDASWAMY, SHOWING A MAN DRESSED AS AN ASTRONAUT WALKING ON POTHOLES HAS GONE VIRAL ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA : https://t.co/biOVeFSYgl pic.twitter.com/T9zlHrStxJ
— Ajay Kumar Nandy (@ajay_nandy) September 3, 2019
Bengaluru man Baadal Nanjundaswamy in astronaut suit. The video of this 'moonwalk' on city pothholes on Tunganagar Main Road goes viral. Nanjundaswamy dressed as an astronaut walking on the potholes in Bengaluru shows a prototype lunar surface goes viral on social media. pic.twitter.com/PVJia6A5le
— Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi ?? (@NANDANPRATIM) September 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/ManzoorBaloshi/status/1168578091796652033
Walking on the moon? Almost. Traversing potholes in a Bengaluru street.
In a genius move, artist-activist Baadal Nanjundaswamy worked with actor Poornachandra to highlight the poor state of the city’s roadways.#CivicArt #infrastructure #StreetAction #RoadRage #RoadRageous https://t.co/TZMjVntlyL
— Donita Hulme ? (@CulturalChamp) September 2, 2019