Breathings

Trained as a gemologist, filmmaker and anthropologist Bapa Jhala assembles a mobile sculpture called ‘Breathings’ that are composed of feathers, quills, shells, seeds, gemstones and other organic and found materials. The mobility and velocity comes from air volumes being moved by the moments of persons in confined spaces. Longevity of motion is sustained by the continuum of gravity. Movement makes the invisible visible. The association of obits and stillness with meditative practices confers the idea that dynamic action resides in perceived inaction.

feathers, quills, shells, seeds, gemstones, found materials

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Artist: Jayasinhji Jhala

[Bio c. 2009] Bapa Jhala is a visual anthropologist at Temple University. Trained as a gemologist, filmmaker and anthropologist Bapa Jhala assembles mobile sculptures from organic materials, makes ethnographic and ‘other’ films and jewels where the process of inclosing mineral in metal is reversed and jade and quartz and other gem materials are embedded with other minerals and metals. www.temple.edu/anthro/jhala/index.html Rann Walk Ocean: Jayasinhji Jhala , Liluye Jhala, Courtney Stoll Steps Walk Red: Jayasinhji Jhala Liluye Jhala, Keith Marchiafava, Marika Otto's Descent: Jayasinhji Jhala, Rhett Grumbkow, Anirudhsinh Jadeja

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Projects

Ethnographic Terminalia: Philadelphia

Ethnographic Terminalia first exhibition was a group exhibition of installation works that showed at the Ice Box gallery (Crane Arts, Philadelphia)