An art exhibition titled—We Cannot Eat This—that sought to highlight the worsening air pollution in the Capital concluded with a charity showing on Saturday. The exhibit, organised by One Youth Nepal, featured 48 paintings and crafts made by children age 12-16.The crafts featured in the exhibition were made using non-renewable materials available in their homes.

The exhibit, themed Pollution and Agriculture, was the culmination of a three-month-long project organised to educate children about pollution as well as raise funds for building computer labs and libraries in schools in rural Mahakali. 

Speaking to the Post about the exhibit, Jasper Neupane of One Youth said, “Pollution is a burning issue today and various organisations are working to address it. On our part, we decided to hold a children’s art exhibition that portrayed pollution from their point of view.” He added, “Besides pollution, importance of sustainable agriculture has been another factor that we wanted to address through this project. Children raised in cities have very little idea about farming and its importance. Hence, this was also an attempt to take children through a process where they internalise the role agriculture plays in our lives.”

According to the organisers, the title of the event, We Cannot Eat This, aligns with the idea that our dependency on plastic and gadgets won’t keep us alive when we don’t have food to eat and air to breathe anymore. 

The exhibit also had food stalls, live music, games and face painting as a part of a fundraiser. The children with the best paintings and crafts were also awarded at the event.