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seminar

Fall 2021

Course #908

Praveen Maripelly

We both agreed to meet at my studio for our collaboration. There was a miscommunication
between us about our meeting time. However, we met at my studio at per scheduled time. Our collaboration began with a casual talk about us. We were discussing studies, our jobs,
and our plans for the future. After some time, we returned to the collaboration topic. Honestly, we both did not have any idea about what to do. Nora noticed some posters were hanging on my studio wall. They were 108 Surya Namaskars performances on top of the mountains in the world. My collaborator got interested in “108 Surya Namaskar”
particularly 108 number and its representation. I explained to Nora about 108 number and
its importance in yoga so on. The cultural context of 108 and its representation was
conceptualized by both of us to draw 108 beads to do 108 serigraphy prints. Nora is an
expert at making serigraphy prints. We drew 108 beads one after one on the paper. Those
beads drew randomly in irregular sizes. Nora took it for further serigraphy printing. But my
teammate found that the serigraphy screen was not functional to print. The instant I was
informed of this situation. We both had a consensus to show only drawing of 108 beads. Our collaboration was consensus, geniality, creative, conceptual, discernment, and
embracing.

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