Mandala '82
Feb 19, 1982
Description:
While in residence at Western Front, Kō Nakajima produced Mandala ‘82, a single-channel video work that documents the making of a large mandala with coloured sand on the floor of the Grand Luxe Hall. The work reflects on the mandala philosophy of constant flux, with sand representing this state of transformation. In the video, Nakajima is joined by three people to complete the design that spans four quadrants of paper. The mandala is organized by the four elements and symbolizes states of consciousness in esoteric Buddhism.An audio track of ritual chanting underscores the video documentation, which ends with the artists laying the pieces of the mandala on the sidewalk outside of Western Front, followed by footage of the beluga tank at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Sponsored by Sony Canada.
Video documentation available upon request.
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Captions:
- Kō Nakajima, Mandala ‘82, photo documentation (1982).
- Kō Nakajima, Mandala ‘82, photo documentation (1982).
- Kō Nakajima, Mandala ‘82, photo documentation (1982).
- Kō Nakajima, Mandala ‘82, photo documentation (1982).
- Kō Nakajima, Mandala ‘82, photo documentation (1982).
- Kō Nakajima, Mandala ‘82, photo documentation (1982).
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