Description

This sculptural work by Himmat Shah is a poetic meditation on ruin and resilience, rendered in terracotta with geological solemnity. The layered base evokes the sedimented memory of Nalanda—its burnt libraries, buried wisdom, and enduring philosophical strata. Two conical forms rise like meditative stupas: one raw and earthen, the other painted in a fading gradient of green to white, marked by a black crescent—perhaps a nod to time’s erosion or the duality of presence and absence. Shah’s minimalist vocabulary distills centuries of cultural upheaval into a tactile, contemplative form, where silence speaks louder than ornament.