Fire

Fire, the most destructive element of them all. The Giver of Light. The Destroyer of Evil.

Fire. Our Theme.

It was quite a challenge to portray such an obviously color-rich element without any trace of color but we, as a team took to it with great enthusiasm.

In our installation we made an attempt to merge together the constructive as well as destructive aspects of fire and as all the groups were required to operate around the common theme of a tree trunk, we decided to portray our trunk as a flame made up of banana- fiber lanterns. Also, the spiral manner in which we hung up the lanterns, added a sense of depth and movement to the flame.
An important fact, which we made a point to take into consideration, was to try and incorporate all the new things we had learnt during the course of this workshop.
So, using the newspaper bowls we had learnt how to make, we constructed a golden cone-like structure at the base of the flame to act as the point of life and origin.
We made use of fairy lights and spotlights in and around the flame respectively to add to the effect. Mirror hangings were added to enhance the reflective nature of light.
For our background we used white paint marbled on black paper so as to give a celestial and dark meaning to the installation. The burnt flowers and sand on the base were to emote that sand destroys fire , and burnt flowers end up mixing with the sand hence completing the circle of life.

Looking back, we feel that this was a unique and enjoyable experience for everyone since we worked very well as a team with equal participation and more importantly equal enthusiasm!
And the result is there for all to see!

- Aisha, Apoorva,Mitali, Samvida & Sanya