Interactive themes

It is an excellent workshop. We choose fabric scraps we like from the heap, and fashion it into outfit ideas. Then, we move to the circular rack with hanging garments, and make our choices a second time. Some of us make different choices the second time. The facilitator helps us interpret our choices to show … Continue reading Interactive themes

Connected, yet?

Today’s prompt: Why do you think we feel so bad when we lose someone? Can you truly “lose” someone? I don’t think we are disconnected. It is just that the nature of connection has changed. We do not vibrate to the same frequency of thought any more. Repulsion happens only in the same field. I have … Continue reading Connected, yet?

Neanderthals

He was a new entrant to the police force, enthusiastic about cleaning up the township of crime, and restoring law and order. “I’m surprised to see life sprouting in the underbelly of civilization. Condemn them, shoo them away, bury them out of sight, and yet they spring back. Some resilience…..” “The underbelly is not a … Continue reading Neanderthals

Virtually yours

“Cinema in the eighties was blamed for propagating wrong values, and there was a huge debate on whether art imitates life, or life imitates art.” “In my view, art interprets life, shows unspeakable truth with or without a commentary and sets new benchmarks for life.” “We face another challenge today. Capturing everything on a small … Continue reading Virtually yours

No wonder

I’ve been called a gold digger. I would prefer diamonds anytime over those wretched men with bloated egos. And yet, they kowtow to me – for satisfaction of ownership, and completing their construction. My biggest achievement in life has been digging out the truth – shallowness in apparent depth, artificial roots of huge trees, fancy … Continue reading No wonder

Kelpies

changing shapes in water changing colors at night we let people inside us to discover their might   hollowed legends reconstructed for pleasure we look up to see heaven down to earth, at leisure   we cannot help being evil reversed hooves - do our speed belie each time - a human turns Loch Ness … Continue reading Kelpies

House of Mirrors

He is flattered seeing himself replicated all over. This man speaks his language, another walks like him. A few others dress differently, but their acts are modelled on him. Imitation is the shortest route to success. Diana is different. She finds it painful to suspend her thinking and speak a borrowed tongue. No wonder she … Continue reading House of Mirrors

Standing Tall

“It takes a lifetime to become that Tower- burning to provide light to others, letting myriad currents pass through your body, watching the world and learning from it, standing tall despite pressures from the wind, clouds and pollution, being in a constant process of change….: I think I have reached a certain level in storytelling, … Continue reading Standing Tall

Monstrous

“What is this tree called?” “No clue. I’m lost in the art.” “Check the internet quickly, and build a story around its significance and benefits to the human race.” “You have no interest in the chiselled parts? I think this is extraordinary. We must meet the artist.” “The artist needs to go underground. This will … Continue reading Monstrous

Paralysing

“That is an impressive string of degrees. How many years have you spent at the univ?” “Many. Learning fascinates me. If there is another life, I would like to be reborn here in the same campus.” “Are you a professor here?” “Not yet. I have to choose a line of specialization, that I would like … Continue reading Paralysing