Why a new art gallery in Bangalore is important for Indian science

The piece was one of three dozen on display until July as part of an exhibition called “Carbon” at the Science Gallery in Bangalore, India’s research-and-tech capital. The exhibition was the first in the gallery, a newly opened purpose-built space seeking to play a central role in Indian science—and art. Jahnavi Phalkey, its director, describes it as “a public space for knowledge” that can serve as “a two-way bridge between research and the public”.