Light and Body Matter
Size : 2.4 feet x 6 feet fabric.
Medium : Hand woven Zari organza, Copper coil, Steel framing, Heated steel coiling, Sappanwood natural pigment, Foam, Silk and cotton thread, Pearls, Sunlight.
Design & Fabrication
Credits
Swati Jain,
Principal Investigator and Creative Director
Himil Ramani,
Research and Project Manager
Neelesh Borkar,
Execution Consultant
Craft Collaborators :
Textile: Ismail Sulemanji Khatri, Prahaladji (WomenWeave), Arjun
Metal Fabrication : Pravin Bhai
Harsh Karani, Vidhi Babra,
Interns
Performer : Akanksha Dev,
Sound: Neil Khopkar
Photography,
Hunar Daga, Jayesh Sharma
Size : 2.4 feet x 6 feet fabric.
Medium : Hand woven Zari organza, Copper coil, Steel framing, Heated steel coiling, Sappanwood natural pigment, Foam, Silk and cotton thread, Pearls, Sunlight.
Design & Fabrication
Credits
Swati Jain,
Principal Investigator and Creative Director
Himil Ramani,
Research and Project Manager
Neelesh Borkar,
Execution Consultant
Craft Collaborators :
Textile: Ismail Sulemanji Khatri, Prahaladji (WomenWeave), Arjun
Metal Fabrication : Pravin Bhai
Harsh Karani, Vidhi Babra,
Interns
Performer : Akanksha Dev,
Sound: Neil Khopkar
Photography,
Hunar Daga, Jayesh Sharma
A multisensory fabric screen designed to experience light, birth and transformation of space.
Light and Body Matter is a multisensory e-fabric designed as a meditation tool to experience light, birth, and the transformation of space. By framing the sun's imprint on the mind’s eye, it facilitates the birth of space within the body through luminous visuals and harmonious soundscapes, offering a journey through varied spatial environments from domestic to urban landscapes. As daylight fades into dusk, it beckons us to immerse ourselves in the absence of light and into the unconscious state of life, paving the way for renewal and rebirth. Time is therefore tied in a cyclical framework.