MEDITATION SPACE 1
The Meditation Space project is about accepting things' imperfection, fluidity and impermanence. Defining a space around an extension of my own mental space is a personal exploration of my character.
I take inspiration from the Zen-influenced Japanese dead gardens and yoga poses, which are something that exists in harmony. The stone is seen as a rock or island form, while the sand represents the sea. Ripples of water are raked out on the gravel, and the body's fluidity creates the landscape of the sea. A meditative experience is provided for participants, including improved mental and spiritual focus. The idea of raking the gravel is also different from what you might think.
In sampling, there seems to be a kind of central space that you then build around. The main consideration is the shape and form of the central space and the ripples that come out of there. I ended up experimenting with fabric in the form of beads and interacting with my body to create a video of my mental space-changing process, through which I can see the flow of colour as my body moves and relaxes.
Accepting
the
Imperfection
Fluidity
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Impermanence
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things.
MEDITATION SPACE 2
This is a small spin-off of the unit2 space project, which continues to explore the fluidity of fabric and the fluidity of colour expression.
Went to see the exhibition dappled light, an exploration of the perception of light, colour and form in the work of artist Rana Begum. Inspired by this, an exploration of colour using varying the intensity of light, some light colour painting was undertaken.
The fluidity of light reminds me of embracing the continuing theme of fluidity and transparency. Tagore's 'Born like a summer flower, die like an autumn leaf is an extension of the positive mindset of meditative space. Just like the mental space that I now hope to achieve with my lock.
In this small project, I want to show the fluidity and fading of flowers and explore the fluidity and change of the body over time.