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Manjari Sharma's work is a painstakingly detailed recreation of the ubiquitous imagery we've seen growing up in India. Her new series of photographs titled ' Darshan' - refering to the viewing of the idols or representations of the Hindu dieties in temples, is a photographic installation of nine mythological Hindu gods and goddesses. The imagery is ingrained into my head, her interpretation is a fresh take on something that I've seen countless times.
Her words on Darshan, " Sometimes belonging to a complex and rich heritage is so overwhelming that you have to go far away to fall in love again"
"A real Darshan changes you forever. The sounds, sights, smells and visuals of a Darshan are very particular and you take them for granted as a teenager growing up in India. Try Ignoring them for a bit... and they return to you subconsciously making you long for what feels like a distant reverie"
Explore her work here.
Reminds me of Pushpamala's work.
ReplyDeletenice creativity and very cool images..keep posting
ReplyDeleteAs an outsider to Hindu culture, these images are so eye catching and descriptive of exotic myth and legend I am tempted to collect such works of art! The installation work that went into these must have been a meditative process for Manjari and I am curious to her relationship with the characters and religion: Is this her perspective and opinion of lasting images which she was brought up with or is she not a practicing Hindu? I am fascinated with how artists represent or express wise archetypes or heroes/heroines and the similarities found in different genres of the world's thinkers and dreamers. Thank you for this blog I have discovered lots of new inspiration here.
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