A Sensory Synopsis of Varanasi
Varanasi is magnificent. I wanted to experience “the holy city” in its state of waking up and so, being more of a night owl than a morning person, I stayed awake all night so that I could witness the happenings on the Ganges at sunrise. At 5:30 am I was delightfully surprised by the echoing […]
The Riddled Road to Varanasi Pt 1
Orien, Pankaj (our driver) and I said goodbye to our new friends at our favorite juice bar in Delhi and left for Varanasi in the early evening after gathering supplies for our three month Hearts of the World Tour through India. We drank a mixture of pineapple, ginger, sugar cane, mint juice here every morning […]
The Riddled Road to Varanasi, Pt 2
(…Continued) Fifteen long hours after leaving Delhi, between the dust clouds and Tata trucks she finally appeared… the oldest active city in the world, Varanasi. I sat up in the back, blinking my heavy, thirsty eyes at the sight of the holy city. There were cows everywhere. Painted and decorated Tata goods carriers lined the […]
Impromptu Workshop at Hauz Khas Village
Today we went to Hauz Khas Village to meet with the gallery who will be hosting the Hearts of the World India show on June 20th, after we return from the trip. It’s the perfect spot, inside a geodesic done. The doors are large enough that we can drive our touring vehicle inside for use […]
HORN OK PLEASE!
Indian truck art is a tradition, a culture. The drivers of these trucks spend so much time in them and giving them fantastical paint jobs makes the mundane more exciting. You can tell these guys are passionate about their trucks. We just found our vehicle! It’s a “Tata Sumo.” We will be spending a lot […]
Check out the first installment of our video blog, “This One?” Soon we will head to the holy city of Varanasi for our first Hearts of the World workshop. Stay tuned!
Remover of Obstacles
In India, rarely is there a straight path to what you are seeking. My partner Orien and have just arrived in New Delhi and are in India to embark on a twelve-part Hearts of the World workshop tour. To avoid unnecessary hassle, we booked our hotel in advance so we could go straight to sleep after […]
Hearts of the World India Tour, Our First Day
We stepped out of the airport into the thick early morning mist of New Delhi. A cacophony of horns serenades us as I stare out the window of our taxi, fixated on the glowing pink sun rising lazily and majestically over the horizon of flat cement rooftops and palm trees. On the sidewalk, men bathe […]
The 4 Aces project opens in Vienna!
The 4 Aces, our next portals project in Vienna opened yesterday with an unveiling event at the Albertina Museum. I could not be there as I had some things to attend to in New York, but I photoshopped myself into the unveiling ceremony so I could feel like I was there. 4 ACES, by four […]
Up Up Up to the Citadella, Budapest
I’m in Budapest for a spell, and today, I’ve learned some new things.I learned that the word Citadel refers to a fortress built on top of a hill and that is precisely where we went. Crossing the bridge from Pest, (where we are staying), into Buda, we wandered along the side of the river until […]
Holy Caves! Budapest
Today I explored the Gellért Hillin, a church built into a series of caves, also called “Saint Ivan’s Cave.” The place is really amazing, though they charged 5 Euro to enter and I am always somewhat disappointed to have to pay to go into a church. But they did provide a headset which narrated to […]
BUDAPEST!
In our last days in Europe Orien and I decided to check out Budapest. We snagged an inexpensive ride from Vienna on Carpooling. It is the first time I’ve used this site and it is great. We found a ride the day of for just 14 Euro each (the cheapest bus ticket I found was […]