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V+Mana 2023
Public Sculpture at Kempegowda International Airport, Terminal-2, India.
Bronze.
160 X 120 X 120 inches
V+Mana
The vimāna (विमान) literally means "measuring out, or "having been measured out".
Anything beyond human scale, we recognize it as Adbutha (surprise/wonder), Adbhuta is one of the Navarasas
The flying machine /aircraft or Hindu temple architecture/Gopuram are also called Vimanam,
as they are beyond the human scale.
This work tries to experience the concept of Adbutha, through the idea of Vimana.
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