The large hall on the ground floor of the Centre for
Scientific Research, earlier used for researching ferro-cement technology, now
houses one of the work spaces of Prakrit, the wood working unit created by
Danish Aurovilian Torkil Dantzer a few years ago. The place is filled with
finished table tops, legs and stands. Outside, you’ll find the wood planing
machines and large stacks of sawn logs. “My showroom is in the Janaki shop in
Pondicherry,” says Torkil. “But it has limited space, so sometimes my clients
come here.”
Stacked against a wall are two large separation panels with
a carving of the Tree of Life. “They are for my upcoming house,” explains
Torkil. Anther panel shows an intricate tile-pattern carving. “I was always
fascinated by the complex geometric patterns you see on Muslim tiles. I am a
mathematician by education and I wondered if it is possible to create a pattern
which never repeats itself. An American mathematician had found a...
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