In January, Paulette mounted an exhibition of old photos,
which she had painstakingly restored, in the Town Hall. Most of the
photographers are unknown. Here she
speaks about the exhibition.
“The inspiration behind the exhibition was to show the
incredible spirit of the people who came here in the early days as a means of
reigniting it in Auroville today. I am
reluctant to put the names of these pioneers because it doesn't matter who they
are; what is more important is what they convey. They are symbols of an archetype. In this case, the archetype is the City of
Dawn, and for me those people were taken over by that archetype. This is why in
these photos you see their joy, their capacity for hard physical work, their
fit, beautiful bodies, and their ability to live very simply. All this would
not have been possible without that particular Force behind.
“The children were also different then. Those chi...
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