An up-close and personal look at monks from the Drigung Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism constructing a sand mandala at Asia Society Museum over the course of five days. The mandala they created is a Shitro mandala — "the mandala of the One Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities." Sand mandala time-lapse: http://scty.asia/mandalatlp

Tibetan Buddhism Sand Mandala

Ryan Nance November 6, 2017

The excruciatingly slow and intentional process of building a sand painting Mandala is gorgeous to watch and consider.

This project expands on the idea of how tourism affects the spiritual experience of the temples of Angkor. I wanted to explore the interrelation of traditional past and developing present at Angkor, and questions what they mean for the future of this historical and sacred site. Originally reserved for religious activities, these structures are now some of the greatest tourist attractions in the world. These timelapse-loop videos meld the experience of tourism at Angkor into surreal, kaleidoscopic images and sequences inspired by Theravada Buddhist mandalas, in which the frenetic activity of backpack-toting tourists passes like the shadows of ever moving clouds over the weathered, ancient stones. Video and editing: Antal Gabelics Music: Pantha Du Prince – Mad Rush Organ Remix (Rework: Philip Glass Remixed) edited by Ákos Turzai www.behance.net/gallery/Angkor-Mandala-Sequence/14622873 Thanks: Ákos Turzai, Narisara Murray, John McDermott, Bina Hanley, Sasha Constable, Dana Langlois (ourcityfestival.org)

Angkor Mandala Sequence - A Kaleidoscopic Video Tour By Antal Gabelics

Ryan Nance March 7, 2014

From the project page:

"Originally reserved for religious activities, these structures are now some of the greatest tourist attractions in the world. These timelapse-loop videos meld the experience of tourism at Angkor into surreal, kaleidoscopic images and sequences inspired by Theravada Buddhist mandalas, in which the frenetic activity of backpack-toting tourists passes like the shadows of ever moving clouds over the weathered, ancient stones."

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Flower Mandalas by Kathy Klein

Ryan Nance February 21, 2014

Arizona-based artist Kathy Klein uses the petals of carnations, daisies, mums and other wildflowers to construct these ephemeral mandalas. She has a 2014 calendar of her best works.

See also Sand Paintings on City Streets by Joe Mangrum

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