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Stories in Branches
90″ x 60″

by,
Vivaan Rao, Deeva Lohiya, Vidhi Kedia, Vritti Kedia and Miraya Bhatnagar
JBCN International School, Oshiwara, Mumbai

Material used:
Mixed media Installation

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Stories in Branches is a collaborative installation about nature, connection, and the importance of caring for our environment. Inspired by the idea of a tree as a place where people come together, rest, and share stories, the sculpture represents shelter, community, and growth.


The installation has been created using 50–70% recycled and reused materials such as tyres, plastic waste, scrap metal, cardboard, fabric, and leftover materials from earlier school projects. By transforming discarded objects into something meaningful and beautiful, the work shows how waste can be reimagined through creativity. The hanging bottles and suspended forms add movement and gentle sound, reminding viewers of birds, wind chimes, and the peaceful feeling of sitting under a real tree. These details are intended to create a calm and welcoming space within the busy school environment.


In many cultures, especially in India, trees are seen as places of gathering, wisdom, and reflection. This installation draws from that idea while also highlighting how modern life has slowly distanced us from nature. By rebuilding a tree through recycled materials, we wanted to encourage people to think about their relationship with the environment and the small actions we can take to protect it.


The work also connects to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Communities, and Climate Action, showing how art can create awareness and inspire positive change.


Ultimately, Stories in Branches is more than a sculpture, it is a shared space that invites people to pause, reflect, and reconnect with both nature and one another.

Price: INR 1,00,000/-

Art Prints:
A2 size Archival Digital Canvas Print (PP) Edition of 6: INR 35,000/-
A2 size Non Archival Digital Canvas Print (PP) Edition of 6: INR 25,000/-

The Team and Artwork

109 thoughts on “Stories in Branches”

  1. Charmy Shah
    Reply

    Dear Team,

    You’ll have poured your heart into this – you’ve created not just art, but a lesson for all of us. Your “Stories in Branches” is a message to the world. You proved that waste can become wonder. A brilliant example of Best Out Of Waste and installation art. Your hard work on every detail – from The textured trunk, the bicycle wheels as canopy adorned with CDs, the painted tyres to the hanging bottles and origami birds is visible and inspiring. The sculpture balances concept and craft so well.

    Best Wishes
    Charmy Shah

  2. Aanchal Desai
    Reply

    Great work by the JBCN Team.

    It’s a wonderful piece of art, it’s tough to imagine it’s been created out of recycled goods.
    Loved the canopy work done over the tree, it is adding some fun element as well as an interesting dimension to the installation.
    A work of inspiration bringing so many aspects together and telling a story of its own!!
    Kudos to the team for executing a simple idea so beautifully!

  3. Vikram Nair
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    Loved the concept. The tree shade has always been a place for stories in India. The artwork captures just that. How we need to come together as a community and talk about what we leave behind as a legacy to oir future generations. Great work by the team

  4. Monal Mohta
    Reply

    Absolutely love this! ❤️

    “Stories in Branches” It’s not just art, it’s a message of hope, sustainability and imagination. Truly inspiring creativity!
    Great piece of work!!

  5. Monal Mohta
    Reply

    Absolutely love this! ❤️

    “Stories in Branches” It’s not just art, it’s a message of hope, sustainability and imagination. Every hanging bottle and paper crane feels like a little story waiting to be told. Truly inspiring creativity!

  9. Ricky Shah
    Reply

    Dear Team

    Your installation is a brilliant example of turning waste into wonder. The twisting, bark-like trunk, the canopy of bicycle rims filled with CDs and the hanging glass bottles and origami cranes come together beautifully. The painted tyres at the base finish it with a playful touch. With 75% of it made from recyclable material, it shows that sustainability and art belong together. Thank you for the imagination and craftsmanship behind this piece.

    Warm regards,
    Ricky Shah, Lightalive

  10. ricky shah
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    Dear Team,

    Your installation, a tree made almost entirely from discarded material, is a remarkable piece of work.

    The trunk rises and twists like an old banyan. It’s layered with scraps of fabric, cardboard and paper, then painted in deep blues, fiery oranges and earthy reds, which gives it the texture of real bark with a festive feel. The branches don’t end in leaves. They hold up old bicycle rims, and many of them are filled with used CDs. When light hits those discs they scatter rainbow reflections, so a forgotten technology becomes the tree’s canopy. That idea alone deserves applause.

    The details make it even better. Glass milk bottles hang from twine like fruit, or like lanterns waiting to be lit. Colourful origami cranes are scattered across the branches, and they carry their long-standing meaning of hope, peace and good wishes. At the base, discarded tyres painted with bold white polka dots anchor the whole piece with a playful touch.

    With about 75% of the work built from recyclable material, the installation makes its point without saying a word: what we throw away can still carry beauty and life. It turns waste into wonder and makes every viewer look again at what they call “junk.”

    Thank you for the imagination, patience and craftsmanship behind this piece. It’s a reminder that sustainability and art belong together.

    With warm regards and admiration,
    Ricky Shah

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