P A L A C E O F T H
E W I N D S
site-specific installation: three dimensional paintings - oil lamp
for puja, mustard oil
Embassy of Japan / Sanskriti Foundation, New Delhi, India - 2003
- UNESCO-ASCHBERG Bursaries for Artists -
| "Palace of the Winds" is a series I
began in India. In January 2003, I visited Hawa Mahal - Palace of the Winds (1799) in Jaipur. The 953 windows facing the street feature stone-carved screens which allowed the ladies of the court to watch processions and other activities unobserved by the outside world. While looking through these windows, I also discovered a number of openings that looked to the sky. Many of them were almost like peepholes, the view off the blue sky fragmented and blocked by a fine latticework of lime plaster. Some openings were completely sealed by stratified plasters. The obscured openings seemed a metaphor for the relationship between the world and us. |
PALACE OF THE WINDS / 2003 / handmade
paper - 56x68cm, mirror, indian yellow, natural gum, animal glue, gold leaf and thread
PALACE OF THE WINDS / 2003 / handmade
paper - 56x68cm, mirror, indian yellow, natural gum, animal glue, silver leaf, mica and
thread
