Wednesday, 16 September 2009

Kolams







Kolam (Tamil) - beauty, form and play
Ephemeral threshold art from southern India
Rice-flour and chalk
Dots and lines
Prayers in patterns
Drawings announcing a new day
Generation after generation

Beautiful Videopoem by Kaaren Beckhof - Kolams of Pondicherry



Photos: Sévérine Bourgignon


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8 comments:

  1. natsumi16 September 2009 at 14:02

    These are beautiful pictures! I am alwasy inspired by the colors what they use...Bright colors...amazing! Thank you for sharing!!

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  2. Kickcan & Conkers16 September 2009 at 14:30

    From Isabelle (Lou et Tom)

    c'est drôle j'avais pensé à faire un post sur ces peintures éphémères ... les photos sont superbes

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  3. Conversation Pieces16 September 2009 at 15:13

    So pretty... I love all those colours. Not sure my neighbours would appreciate it if I did that outside my flat though :(

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  4. nath16 September 2009 at 18:08

    wow, i saw one of these when we were in Lincoln (of all places), the man was using crushed marble to do it and he added Iris's name in the most elegant font. amazing skills, eh?

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  5. Amy@AQ-V17 September 2009 at 01:27

    Really nice... love all the colors and what an incredible patterning in that last beautiful shot!

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  6. Victoria17 September 2009 at 02:23

    Beautiful and amazing!

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  7. jane17 September 2009 at 08:03

    this is soo cool. i wish i could see this in person. thank you! besos!

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  8. Hazel Terry17 September 2009 at 10:26

    Beautiful, I love the idea of disposable joy giving art.

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