Tantra and Cell Installations
Syncretic paintings merging Tantric philosophy with Bio Art
These paintings bring together Vedantic philosophy and Tantric structures with the morphology of the living cell, proposing the body (soma) as a microcosm of the cosmos. By superimposing cellular anatomy onto Tantric diagrams, I create personal “psycho-cosmic energy maps” that join scientific and mystical ways of knowing and trace the connection between the individual organism, the single grain of life, and the universe that holds it.
The work moves in two directions at once. It zooms inward to the molecular scale of life, then leaps outward to the cosmic, anchoring the installation in an expansion of consciousness from the infinitesimal to the infinite. Along the way I ask: what rhythms exist beyond human experience, attuned to the deeper temporalities of the universe? How does human time shrink against cosmic time?
I think of the countless species that came before us and the forms of life that may exist in distant solar systems. Against that scale, where does the intelligence we build from our own ego, the machine, stand a chance? These paintings investigate human consciousness and reach beyond it, reading contemporary questions through Tantric philosophy: our place in the cosmos and the interconnectedness of all living things.
Cellular anatomy as seen under the microscope on glass plates, noticing unity in visual patterns of human imagination with geometry found in nature.
The mixed-media painting uses imagery of tantric ritual drawings contemplating the feminine primordial forces of nature/cosmos, superimposed with cellular structures of microorganisms exploring the interconnectedness of all beings and the relationship between humans, ecosystems, and the cosmic realms. This work emphasizes the feminine primordial forces of nature/cosmos found in Tantric philosophy; the world is presented as a manifestation of Shakti, the divine feminine power, superimposed with cellular structures of microorganisms to revere nature’s female creative power. In my art, women, both abstract and figurative, represent nature’s creative force and symbolize resilience, resistance, and transformation. Blending cultures and my personal hybrid identity, I contemplate the cosmos, the interconnection of species, and the female role in human and cosmic creation. The painting raises ethical questions about contemporary issues such as genetic manipulation, women’s rights, climate change, and humanity’s impact on the environment.
Universal Architecture and structure from cell to universe, the relationship of our microcosm to macrocosm based on the philosophy of the Upanishads.