A participatory art piece // An exercise in ephemerality

Drawing inspiration from the Tibetan practice of sand mandalas, this project aims to show a new form of prayer in a secular world. 

Following three phases - commencement, prayer and destruction, the aesthetic of the interactions are heavily derived from research into both media theory and archetypal psychology. 

Threading the line between the rational and irrational, this piece is envisioned as a work of participatory art - bearing a strict, limited and thoroughly reflective relationship to the individual.

• Phase One - Commencement
  The prayer begins by aligning the compass in the direction of someone who last used their Shunya. It is followed by a short commentary from the creator of that piece which leads into a prompt for the next person’s prayer.


• Phase Two - Prayer
  The prayer phase is a creative act. The person is prompted to pause, reflect and put onto a canvas what they believe is happening inside.


• Phase Three - Destruction
  This phase destroys the creative act - a fractal reflection of what happens in one's own life. White paint is automatically poured over the canvas covering the piece they have just created - forming a loop with Phase One.