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SHE HAS TWO EYES TO LOOK & ONE EYE TO SEE...
Yes.
If you look closely at the photo you’ll see that I have a third arm…
Even if this isn’t real (!), this picture is a powerful statement to the fact that I do multitask. Social Media, fashion journalism, writing, visual arts… The list could go on & on (don’t get me started on Brazilian music or Astrology…).
But don’t get me wrong. All this comes from one place, a place of evergreen enchantement. I love to help people BLOOM.
Be it with words or visuals, my main mission is to give voice and build communities. So thank you for being here, and let’s start GROWING!
PAULA BRACONNOT
My universe is quite eclectic: I’m drawn to old engravings, botanical art, alchemy and surrealism.
My most recent work has actually been a book that I co-wrote with my husband about “fabulous” women. We wanted to tell the story of ten 20th century women that forged their own destiny and we used a “tale” structure. It’s published in France by the publishing house Larousse.
Thank you ! I’m constantly evolving and right now I’m diving into Hindu art and finding a lot of inspiration.
I think that we are all alchemists, we all possess the ability to transfigure reality. For it you need a big dose of imagination and the spark of courage.
Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem Veram Medicinam (Visit the interior of the earth and rectifying you will find the hidden stone, which is true medicine). It is the path that one must follow in order to find what truly matters. It’s a path of self-discovery.
I imagine it as the eye of the heart. This is where our intuition comes from.
I haven’t done a traditional pilgrimage per se. But I do think that this life is a pilgrimage, and I try – every day – to learn life’s lessons and better myself as a human being.
I have an obsession with the EYE. It can be a mirror but also a window into one’s soul.
For me Spirituality is what enables us to transcend the ordinary reality. There are many people that managed to show us what lies “above”. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk is one of my biggest inspirations. I’m so happy that he’s still amongst us ! He’s a great teacher.
“I’m home in the Here & the Now.” I want to transcend duality and see things as they really are.
That’s a tricky question… I believe in both actually. I think we have a mission to accomplish in this life – and this is in a way our destiny. But seldom are those that go looking for their true mission. So, you need to be brave enough to find your true path – and this is where free will comes in.
We went to visit the Raimondo di Sangro chapel and I saw the two XVII century anatomical studies: a man & a pregnant woman. At the time, anatomical studies were not as detailed as the ones created by the Alchemist inventor. Some said he had actually killed two people in order to make the sculptures. Now we know that he had actually used some sort of plastic – which is by itself an amazing achievement! Anyway – for the little anecdote – we came out of the Di Sangro Chapel and went to a bar. I was still obsessed by the anatomical studies when suddenly my eyes set on a very kitsch clock : a leprecon with a gigantic clock inserted on his belly. This was the beginning of the Timenauts….
Not only do I believe in Astrology – I want to become an Astrologist ! It’s one of the most beautiful and mysterious things to be able to read a person by looking at the night sky. I’m very curious to know what you can convey to me of Vedic Astrology!
No. Tell me more ! I can totally believe in it… Seems fascinating !
I always think of complementarity actually. The feminine & the masculine must be equilibrated inside oneself as well as in society. I think we are witnessing the “re-equilibration” of the feminine in our society – and it’s about time!
I don’t know if it’s my favourite, but Kali is really fascinating to me. Reading about tantrism, I understood that she embodies time in its destructiveness. Given that transformation is the very essence of our plane of existence, she’s central in order to understand how our reality works.
For me art “heals” because it enables me to express what otherwise I can’t convey. It’s a necessity and a “language” that I use in order to manifest ideas and visions.
I’ve never experienced Ayurveda but I would love to! I know it really takes into account all the dimensions of a person and its healing powers are very strong.
I was very lucky to have a wonderful Yoga teacher here in France called Mika. He is full of compassion and he really helps his students to connect with themselves in a very simple and direct way. Concerning Meditation, I’ve started a couple of years back and I use a wonderful app called Head Space. I’m trying to do it a daily basis and its really transformative.
My husband is the one that cooks in the family and thanks to him we always eat seasonal, organic and local food. He’s very vigilant and a wonderful cook!
I think that my life is spicy – I love to live intensely and bring flavour to the small moments!
She loves to help people BLOOM. She tests alchemist formula VITRIOL: Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem (Visit the interior of the earth and rectifying you will find the hidden stone).
Founder & Director of Ayurveda Trails, healing collection of (extra)ordinary people and their stories, whose experiences are transferred into various trails shared by travelers.
If there’s anything that I have stolen from my grandmother’s shelf of knick-knacks is a spoonful of pickle and some sweet and sour sarcasm. And yes, thanks to that I landed a job as a writer in a magazine.
You wear a saree only when you become a woman.” It sounds like a sentimentally wise thing to say, but let me break it down to you. In other words, it also meant, “When you’re ripe enough for the marriage market.”
Chilean poet and featuring artist at the Kochi Muziris Biennale 2016 on the possibility of an artistic response to the human crises of our time, including the refugee crisis surrounding the conflict in Syria. The sea, which became a grave for hundreds of people, including children.
Theyyam is a vibrant and colourful form of ritualistic worship that is deeply rooted in the culture and traditions of Kerala, India. This living tradition involves elaborate rituals, music, dance, and vibrant costumes that bring to life the divine spirits being invoked.
A new beginning is always infused with hope. Life is full of moments that we believe to be beginnings only because of the presence of hope. A physical symbol of these moments of hope is the flower. The films attempts to capture the emotion of these beginnings.
Dravidian Catharsis is the fruit of this deep immersion in the culture, the theatre, the traditions, and the soul of this mythological universe of the Tamil people. The powerful presences of spirits and living gods are embodied under masks.
Legend says that somewhere deep in the forest of the Himalayas is a strange bird that lays psychedelic eggs. Eating them will give you highly vivid hallucinations. The indigenous shamans believe that these visions are from your past life.
Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away this year on 28th March leaving behind a legacy of innumerable musical compositions that'll keep him alive in countless hearts across the world. However, I'll always be haunted by the fact that I couldn't let him know that I'm still alive because of his music along with many more.
Search for the questions to the answers written on the skin...and i asked. am i connected to the deep inside you? with the invisible roots from the layered skin of you? all the energy you transfer to the heart of your thoughts?i asked again am i still connected?
01: Ayurveda in Travancore Kingdom
If you expect stories which starts: Once upon a time, there was a princess... stop reading. Her Highness Princess Gouri Parvathi Bayi of the Travancore Royal Family will introduce us very modern and open minded view on today's Kerala society and ayurveda.
Stories of communities about origin, spread and apocalypse being presented through episodic memories, narrative and visual texts, travel writings, murals, divine objects, church paintings, and songs provide a dense and myriad repository of historical and artistic imagination.
IN OUR VEINS FLOW INK AND FIRE
This edition of the KMB 2022 embodies the joy of experiencing practices of divergent sensibilities, under conditions both joyful and grim. There is optimism even in the darkest absurdity, and this is what leavens the direness of our time.
KR Sunil goes beyond his frames to explore and discover soulful human stories. In this journey, he pursues a long forgotten life, that of a Tamil boy who endured the worst in a journey to Kerala. As the World Cup fever peaks, here is a story.
Presenting to you the most exciting project that we have worked on this year! A short film shot entirely on phone, this project has been a dream & after a lot of anticipation & hard work from all of us here, we are super duper excited to finally bring this to you!
Nitesh Noor Mohanty is a visual artist who works at the fluid intersection of arts, culture, communication, media and self-reflection. His theoretical interests are also wide, often inquiring about the roots and fundamentals of art history, storytelling, and philosophy.
Life & Times of Amrita Sher-Gil
Amrita Sher-Gil, considered the mother of Indian modern painting, became known as the Indian Frida Kahlo. With her paintbrush she explored the sadness felt by people, especially women, in 1930s India, giving voice and validity to their experiences.
