A surreal dose of collective energy

 

Creating visuals has been taking much of my September without me realizing where it all slipped?? Anyways, creating visuals has always had my constant commitment, and writing my heart out has never been a profession. Therefore, I will leave my heartfelt writings in a space free from any compulsion and protocols. Some places are meant to be sacred like the canvas or the space that occupies my passion and expression- more like the everyday meditation, and some would be casual where I am talking to the universe and leaving my words for anyone who wishes to collect them- again a sacred space where I am more careless, impulsive, and random.



I spent September creating some art. Paintings plus some three- dimensional compositions. Being in isolation in this period of collective pause, anything collective related to art is good for the much-needed charge up of creative energy. So, I ended up participating in the Art For Change’s two-week art-oriented program on ‘Mental health and well- being’. Collectively the group was exposed to issues that cause harm to mental health and also various studies and research related to the same. The art I created during this time would show some influence of the exposure to the issue and also of the collective energy that I gained during this program.

Well, It is always good to have some deadline especially in such uncertain times when everything has been gone under the incubation period.

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