Simple Complexity

Simple Complexity

The moving mandalas in this collection are visually complex and intricate, however as a whole the artworks instill peace and equanimity within the viewer. This principle is analogous to traditional movement principles of Dance and Yoga, in which a complex system of energies are moving around awake and alive to create peace and harmony within the dancer. Each of the hundreds of positions in the artworks have been fully experienced by the artist, and only then included in the artworks. In the words of Sejal, “There are two perspectives I am interested in through studying performance and movement. In the myriad of interactions of movement in space, I find that there is a beautiful simplicity in its complexity. I also find that in the simplest of performances there is a beautiful complexity that has a transcendental quality. Keeping to this philosophy, my artwork is two-fold. The simple line drawings are capturing a plethora of layered meaning, and the complex kaleidoscopic pieces capture the natural combination and interaction of many different movements. In my performances I explore the simple movements conveying layers of meaning, leaving it up to the viewer to delve deeper or to just simply get lost in the movement.”