Art residency in Auroville
Thirty-one days in Auroville! Endless ideas, but no idea
Darkness on the gallery basement. Light through the round sky window
Red earth everywhere. Invite them into the basement? “Welcome to Mother’s earth from Mother's temple!"
Four children, eight small helping hands. A big red earth mountain turning into huge devout hands
First of January: Paramahansa Ramakrishna, a Kalpataru Tree He became
Mythological Tree, invisible, imaginary. All wishes come true. Planted on the devout hands
On the sky window structure, leaves of the imaginary Kalpataru were placed
One day on the basement, leaves were found. Wind? Playful kids? The leaves own will?
”Leave the wishes on the leaves”, let them fall, let the devout hands receive them
Yes, "may your wish come true". “Kalpavriksha”, local name for Kalpataru. One by one people came for wishes
People gathering around the invisible tree. Standing, sitting, kneeling … palms together
Naturally, spontaneously, freely. Amazing!
Emerged the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in India: prayer
But I just realized I got no photos. Too shy to photograph prayers ...
