'Ramayantra' - 'Ramayana' through a mechanical installation
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Team: 6
The Ramayantra:
The 'Ramayantra' is a mechanical installation that narrates the story of the Ramayana. The installation uses rolling balls as stimuli and for the continuation of the narrative. The project is an exploration towards utilizing cultural and mythological artefacts as interfaces for time-based narratives.
What is a 'yantra':
In Hindu occult philosophy, a Yantra is an instrument, or a talisman or a mystical diagram The Yantra is a special geometric design, which is the visible form, the energy body, of the mantra, and the planet to which it corresponds. To use this analogy in a contemporary way, the installation is put forth as a 'Yantra' that embodies the essense of the Ramayana. The meaning held by the installation unfolds through its temporal narrative.