Sessions | Exhibition
Bangalore International Centre
Silent Cities
Vishal Garg
Data Risk Leader·Visual Storyteller
About this session
The house sparrow was once the most common bird in Indian cities. It is now largely absent. Silent Cities asks why, tracing 45 years of urban ecological data across three canvases. Sparrow population, nesting availability, insect abundance, and urbanisation pressure are rendered through physical material rather than graphs, making an invisible collapse visible and countable. Bengaluru's own transformation from green city to sealed concrete provides the backdrop.
About the speaker
Vishal Garg is a Singapore-based data governance and risk professional with more than 17 years of experience in global banking, specialising in risk data, governance frameworks, and enterprise-scale data transformation.
Alongside his professional work, he explores the intersection of data, creativity, and human stories through visual storytelling. His work blends structured analytical thinking with artistic expression, demonstrating how data can communicate environmental and social narratives in deeply human ways.