Mirth

The inspiration for “Mirth” came from my favorite childhood pastime while growing up in India: kite flying. At a certain time of the year, the skies would be full of these man-made birds. In a friendly competition amongst children, the kids would sever each others kites in mid-air. These colorful objects, with their long graceful tails made of crepe paper, would float through the blue, blue sky. Suddenly released from their tethers these kites, with their new found freedom were now living, breathing pulsating forms, falling through space or rising in it. These buoyant streams carrying color, form, motion, plasticity on their unrestrained and unpredictable mad journey. Looking at their free unencumbered movements one could not help but feel a sense of joy. One could see it in the faces of the children. An exultation of spirit. The incredible lightness of being. The joie de vivre!