Between Saguṇ and Nirguṇ (DHUN Gallery 3)

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राम -नाम, जय श्री राम, श्री राम, राम, राधे-राम Rām-nām, Jay Śrī Rām, Śrī Rām, Rām, Rādhe-Rām, Raam-naam, jay shrii raam, shrii raam, raam, raadhe-raam. (Scriptures in different scripts, mainly Devanagari. Handwritten, printed fonts and engraved. Some inscriptions are ellegible/partially visble.)

Title:: Between Saguṇ and Nirguṇ (DHUN Gallery 3)
Creator:: Piyush Kukrety; Borayin Larios; Kanika Pruthi
Date Created:: 2025-2026
Description:: The Name appears differently, shifting between the formless (Nirguṇ) and the embodied (Saguṇ). The images trace the shifting visual life of the name across devotional, political, socio-cultural and mediated spaces. In some instances, Rām appears through saguṇ forms: embodied in idols, posters, calendar art, televised mythologies, or monumental iconography that give the divine a recognizable figure and presence. In others, the name moves through nirguṇ registers, where sound, script, repetition, color, or atmosphere become more important than figuration itself. Here, the divine is carried through chant, typography, rhythm, and circulation rather than through a fixed image. Contains stickers, posters, key chain, tiles, stones, clothes, paper malas, chains, prayer chains, dieties, shrines, metall grids, walls, prayer chains, wall paintings, grids, wristband, statues, flags, billboards, electronic meter, animal representation and pictures, wooden boards, plants, flower garlands, stone chains, amulets, hands, wires, stairs, electrical circuit, stone encarving.
Subjects:: dhun digital essay sticker poster key chain tiles textile flower garlard
Location:: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Latitude:: 25.19
Longitude:: 82.59
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.57754/FDAT.ghg0b-e6k30

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Citation:: "Between Saguṇ and Nirguṇ (DHUN Gallery 3)", OMnibus of MANTRAMS, MANTRAMS - Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia, https://omnibus.mantrams.eu/items/dhun-g3.html

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Standardized Rights:: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/