Print on mirror dibond 'Dancing Divas' by Chila Kumari Burman, 2017, showing repeated image of Parvati dancing on lotus flowers on a silver reflective background. The frame embellished with mirror pieces.
The Hindu goddess Parvati also manifests as Sarasvat, goddess of learning, and therefore science and wisdom. The lotus flower is associated with peace and meditation.
One of 29 works produced by Burman as a commission to accompany the Science Museum’s ‘Illuminating India’ season in 2017-18. Three works feature Parvati.
The works respond to objects and narratives in the history of science in India particularly to the exhibition ‘5000 Years of Science and Innovation’, as well as to the wider religious and cultural history of the sub-continent. This was Burman's first significant engagement with the history of science and medicine, with the works ranging across print, collage, photography and mixed-media, including experiments with iPad technology.
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 2019-166
- Materials:
- mirror dibond
- Measurements:
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overall: 385 mm x 510 mm x 50 mm,
- type:
- credit:
- Commissioned by the Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, 2017
