Lavanya Mani
Spectral Objects (From The Book of Wonders) (Triptych), 2018 - 2019
Natural dyes and hand embroidery on cotton fabric
72 x 120 in
183 x 305 cm
183 x 305 cm
Drawing from 'Books of Wonders',from a variety of cultures ranging from Persian miniatures to 16th German woodblock prints that document strange sightings and phenomena to understand an increasingly modernising world;...
Drawing from 'Books of Wonders',from a variety of cultures ranging from Persian miniatures to 16th German woodblock prints that document strange sightings and phenomena to understand an increasingly modernising world; Spectral objects seek to draw parallels between the medieval dark ages and the increasingly dark and unknown times we see our contemporary world catapulting into.