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Issue No: 368, March 2020

February is art month

February was a busy month for artists and culture-vultures alike, with many exhibitions to choose from. Transparence Jyoti and Nathalie’s exhibition Transparence at Savitri Bhavan aimed to transport the viewer through time, light and transparencies. The artists were entrusted with fabric that had been used by The Mother, as impetus to create their artworks. The resulting collages emphasise the quality of Beauty – a quality the Mother esteemed. Nathalie’s artworks integrate Mother’s lace with handmade paper that Nathalie created in collaboration with Auroville Papers. She stresses that the works should not be seen as religious relics, but as works that “tell a simple story of love” for The Mother. Many of Jyoti’s highly colourful and densely-layered collages depict the natural world and its flora and fauna. The rich layering of fabric and other media draws the viewer deeply into a specific and lush rendition of nature, evoked through elegant and detailed composition. The two arti...
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Issue No. 368, March 2020

  • Restoring the Siruseri Twin Lakes
  • Auroville as a modern utopia?
  • Auroville: Sun-Word Rising
  • Auroville, cradle of the superman or city in conformity?
  • Sexual harassment happens in Auroville too
  • Creating a safe environment for women
  • The challenges of Auroville’s Internal Complaints Committee
  • Healing sexual trauma
  • February is art month
  • Passings: Navoditte; Martin Sobieroj; Subash Chandra; Auroculture; Mani
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