Recently, long-term Aurovilian Lisbeth
presented an exhibition of her photos in Pitanga, her second
exhibition in Auroville (the first had been in collaboration with
Ribhu, her son). The title of the exhibition was ‘Aqua Salis’ and
it featured the oceans, seas and shores of Micronesia, the Pacific,
Atlantic, Mediterranean, as well as the local Bay of Bengal. There
were also portraits of young Aurovilians.
As she put it in her exhibition
introduction, “I am passionate about leaving solid ground, that
topmost layer of the Earth’s skin, and looking back to the shore
with all its frantic human activity. I enjoy experiencing the
wideness of an open ocean, the solitude of a lagoon, or discovering
its treasures beneath the surface. Pondering the luminous quality of
the sun sparkling on the waves - the bronze day-glow or pastel
sunsets - or discovering a seascape in a lampshade gives me a feeling
of timelessness…I am drawn to the edges ...
>> More
>> More