Site-specific installation - Sound as scultpure
A 3-dimensional score for music to be played after sunset.
A sculptural representation of the Indian raga “Marwa,” which is a traditional piece of music played at sunset. The musical centerpiece is surrounded by over 80 paintings of birds and a wall of moving shadows.
Exhibited at the Sangati Center for South Asian Music in San Francisco and performed by Gautam Tejas Ganeshan.
"Ragas in Indian music paint the mind, and Marwa's palette is that of dusk, the transition between day and night."
- Gautam Tejas Ganeshan
View of sculpture and cast shadows
View from below showing golden filigree on which hang small bottles filled with pomegranate seeds and sake.
One of the paintings of cranes on orange paper with gold center, traditionally used as offerings to the dead in East Asian traditions.
One of the paintings of cranes on orange paper with gold center, traditionally used as offerings to the dead in East Asian traditions
Twilight
Documentation of installation and recording of performance by Gautam Ganeshan. (1:18 min)