Pradakshina

Pradakshina, the title comes from a Sanskrit word for circumambulation and based on the ritual encircling of a temple exterior before entry.

The installation comprises a series of copper awnings that extend from a wheel structure to a series of speakers inserted into the walls.

When viewers encircle around the wheel through the copper tunnelling, their movement (detected by a sensory device) activates the wheel’s arm to rotate. In effect sound cycles sequentially around the gallery space.

The audio track enlists a series of non verbal sounds such as laughing, crying, breathing, rubbing, sneezing, whispering...etc. and activated in reaction to the viewers movement. Any effort to move closer towards the sound source emanating from the walls halts and the only way to hear the sounds in continuity is to perpetually move around the wheel

The participants' interaction with the installation transforms the entire architectural space into an object in a symbiotic and immersive interconnection with the environment.