bindu ( बिन्दु )

This series is an exploration of the bindu
( बिन्दु ) hovering in the void

In eastern spiritual traditions, all of existence emanates from (and returns to) a single point called (in Sanskrit) a bindu ( बिन्दु ). The bindu is also used as a focal point during meditative practice to steady one’s attention and yoke awareness to the present moment.

Mundane, everyday objects were used to represent the bindu hovering in the void. In this case, objects of minimalist beauty—ceramic bowls—the simplest of forms, the most natural of materials, the oldest of processes, a comination of the elements (forming and firing the earth itself into a container that imposes a boundary within space-time, for the practical use of holding foods, liquids) were photographed. The aim of each image is to provoke a recognition in the viewer that ordinary items can provide a portal into the meditative state if perceived through a certain lens.

If you pause long enough to focus your attention on the essence of simple shapes and forms, a stillness, a spaciousness, and an underlying is-ness (or ok-ness) become self-evident, available, ever-present.

Hovering in the dark, negative space of the void, these bindus open a doorway into that way of being.