Thought Mala

1 October - 27 November
The John Rylands Library

Indian artist N S Harsha will produce Thought Mala or “spiritual garlands” to be worn by visitors in the Victorian Gothic splendour of The John Rylands Library reading rooms. The artist intends to transform the silent reading space, where readers usually wear identity badges in order to read specialist books, into a spiritual place full of ritual, as visitors borrow the garlands as they would a book, wearing them, handling them or simply contemplating them.

Showing alongside Garland of Thoughts at The John Rylands Library will be From Kashmir to Kandy: A South Asian Odyssey.

A John Rylands Library commission in consultation with Alnoor Mitha, Director, Shisha

150 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3EH
Tel: +44 (0)161 306 0555
Website

Opening times
Sunday to Monday: 12noon–5pm
Tuesday to Saturday:10am–5pm

Free entry

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Comments (1)

  • IT IS LIKE A GARLAND OF GODDESS DURGA CALLED RUNDAMALINI MEANING THE ONE WHO IS WEARING HEADS AS GARLANDS AS SHE IS HUNGRY FOR THE HEAD SYMBOLICALLY IT IS THE SPACE IN THE MIND FANTASTIC CONCEPTUALIZATION BY THE ARTIST ! WELL DONE!

    Comment left by: ANNA PURNA - 12.10.2011 13:17

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