• - An art installation depicting Water challenges of Mumbai, in collaboration with Vikram Bawa and Vikram Arora
  • - Unveiling marks the beginning of the global Creator Space™ tour by BASF
  • - Project celebrates 150 years of BASF

Mumbai, India - Acclaimed artist Brinda Miller unveiled her latest art installation, 'The Last Drop', at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai today. An eight-foot tall tap, with an over-sized bucket half filled with water, portrays the city's challenges pertaining to water accessibility and quality. This captivating art piece was unveiled today to launch BASF's Creator Space tour, celebrating BASF's 150th anniversary, and will remain on display until January 23, 2015.

Sanjeev Gandhi, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE and acclaimed artist Brinda Miller unveiling the art installation, 'The Last Drop', at Creator SpaceTM in Mumbai.

The body of this tap is clad with smaller taps, drawing the viewer's eye to images from the lens of photographer Vikram Bawa, which are projected onto the water in the bucket. This distinctive piece of art depicts various aspects of water related issues in the city, underlining the paradox of shortage of potable water and the floods from the overflowing Mithi River. Hardships involving water, women standing in long queues to fill their buckets and pots, lack of education, and awareness regarding environmental issues and water wastage form the basis of the concept for this installation.

At the Creator Space tour in Mumbai, more than 250 water experts, business professionals, NGOs, academia and interested citizens will discuss solutions to water challenges and other important topics.

About BASF

At BASF, we create chemistry - and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world's leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of about €74 billion in 2013 and over 112,000 employees as of the end of the year. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

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