d r a w i n g p r o j e c t | तूष्णीम्
तूष्णीम् / tūṣṇīṃ
thefts from & annotations for zuleikha chaudhari, after a conversation outside 24 jor bagh, 16 november 2014
ink and typed text on graph paper mounted on MDF
set of six drawings
8.5" x 11"
thefts from & annotations for zuleikha chaudhari, after a conversation outside 24 jor bagh, 16 november 2014
ink and typed text on graph paper mounted on MDF
set of six drawings
8.5" x 11"
I.
the world comes apart at the joints.
it was put together like this in thought.
three parts in one: who has understood it?
the world comes apart at the joints.
it was put together like this in thought.
three parts in one: who has understood it?
II.
all creatures hurry to slay & be slain.
resolute, unwavering, they follow those who have gone before.
unwavering, steadfast, they lead those yet to come.
all creatures hurry to slay & be slain.
resolute, unwavering, they follow those who have gone before.
unwavering, steadfast, they lead those yet to come.
III.
heat moves from slayer to slain, & from slain to slayer.
each tied to his own body, each seeing his own self everywhere.
when both slayer & slain hold still, it is the world that moves.
heat moves from slayer to slain, & from slain to slayer.
each tied to his own body, each seeing his own self everywhere.
when both slayer & slain hold still, it is the world that moves.
IV.
they keep their faces turned away from one another.
they fall to the ground, & are gathered up.
the world empties, & then it fills again.
they keep their faces turned away from one another.
they fall to the ground, & are gathered up.
the world empties, & then it fills again.
V.
the three worlds are full, the four directions are full.
full is all the visible, & full the unmanifest.
clouds deepen. milk overflows.
the three worlds are full, the four directions are full.
full is all the visible, & full the unmanifest.
clouds deepen. milk overflows.
VI.
tied to the wheel of order, the dead live on.
the ageless establishing agelessness in us.
the unstoppable resting in us.
& the inexhaustible world, calling & calling & calling.
tied to the wheel of order, the dead live on.
the ageless establishing agelessness in us.
the unstoppable resting in us.
& the inexhaustible world, calling & calling & calling.