Project -The Conference of the Birds
Watercolour drawing by Varsha Manglam,2024
November 26, 2023
I am working on a painting and audio visual installation based on the book, The conference of Birds.I am working on the preparatory sketches which i will be sharing here soon
The conference of birds is a Persian poem by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur.
The hoopoe calls the valleys “seven stages” and names them: the Valley of the Quest, the Valley of Love, the Valley of Mystery and Insight, the Valley of Detachment and Serenity, the Valley of Unity, the Valley of Bewilderment, and, finally, the Valley of Poverty and Nothingness.
Characters .
The Hoopoe.
The Simorgh.
Symbols & Motifs.
The Seven Valleys.
Fire/Burning.
Wine/ Drunkeness.
Project -Fields of Dreams – Floor Installation
Photo from the workshop
Posted on April 06, 2024
Working with the local community, a project aimed towards a more meaningful connection with nature.
Meditations
Oil Painting by Varsha Manglam
March 21, 2024
I am currently working on series of large abstract paintings.This new body of work attains a meditative quality. (A quality of prayer or of the Spirit.)Some of my work in progress will be shared here soon