EXHIBITION "Yantra Mantra" Abstract Architectural Forms by Sanjay Nanda at Delhi O Delhi, IHC - 1st to 30th September 08

Event Details : 'Yantra Mantra' Abstract Architectural Forms by Sanjay Nanda.
Artists Comment : I have been drawn to Jantar Mantar, where I have found colours and forms that I have not seen anywhere else. In this body of work, I have focused on two-dimensional surfaces and the abstract images that are formed through time, weather and/or human interaction with building materials. These images document the history of ordinary (or perhaps not so ordinary) moments and the end result is incidental beauty. My work is really a collaboration with forces and elements that have preceded me; it is about a connection between the physical world and the non-material world in an attempt to make visible what others may not have seen.
I have always been fascinated by the geometric architectural structures within the Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory; instruments that were used for keeping track of celestial bodies in time and space. Jantar Mantar – which is actually pronounced, as ‘Yantra Mantra’, yantra for instrument and mantra for formula – is not only a timekeeper of celestial bodies, it also tells a lot about the technological achievements under the Rajput kings and their attempt to resolve the mysteries regarding astronomy. These seemingly abstract structures create fascinating graphical forms which change throughout the day with the movement of the sun across the horizon.

Place : Delhi ‘O’ Delhi, India Habitat Centre ( IHC ), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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