Holi Dung Cake Temple | Brydee Rood 2014 Site specific installation and interaction at TellusArt Artist in Residence program 'My Village My Nation' Kaliyanwala Village Uttarakhand India. The Holi Dung Cake Temple installation evolved in three parts; first was learning the cow dung process from village women and building the dung sculpture creations on site in preparation for Holi, secondly it involved fellow artists and villagers who were invited into the work to partake in a ritual throwing of Holi pigment powder - in a self initiated and inspired festive celebration of the cow dung and finally - the application of 100% pure edible silver leaf to the dung cake sculpture surfaces in an exercise of making sacred.
Materials: Cow dung, Holi festival pigment powder, 100% pure edible silver leaf, miscellaneous local decorations, solar lights. Sponsored by the Asia:NZ Foundation Arts Grant program.
Image above - Photographer: Ajmer Sandhu
Image above - Photographer: Peter Varhelyi
Image above - Photographer: Peter Varhelyi
Image above - Photographer: Peter Varhelyi
All Images courtesy of Brydee Rood 2014
