conception: Rajat Mondal
animation & programming: Rajat Mondal
photo · video: Rajat Mondal
2023
Plumbago is a series of vibration drawings that explores the mental and bodily process of seeing. At regular intervals a handcrafted apparatus with bodily movements creates viscous fluid drawings on paper. It shows a turbulent choreography of surface tension and fluid motion of the graphite. Due to the vibration of the surface, the graphite particles move , converge and diffuse until inevitably the fragile particles of graphite stick on paper.
The shifting climate and its turbulent aftermath forms the core of my drawings. Through the integration of natural and optical phenomena, I craft visual compositions that invite sensorial engagement. The resulting visual, kinetic, and spatial elements create a symphony of synesthetic experience within my meticulously created macrocosmic drawings.
materials: graphite dust · paper · amplifire · speakers · 214cm x 100cm