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Atul Bhalla
Vaitarna I (Abandoned Journeys)
2017, Archival Pigment Print (ed. 1 of 3), 34 x 48 in
Vaitarna II (Abandoned Journeys)
2017, Archival Pigment Print (ed. 1 of 3), 34 x 48 in
Vaitarni2017, Archival Pigment Print (ed. 1 of 3), 60 x 48 in
Atul Bhalla’s practice navigates issues relating to water. Here he explores myths about the Vaitarna River which you encounter after death in your journey towards heaven. The mythical river does not contain water; it is a river full of blood, pus, mucus, with heaps of rotting bones and flesh on its banks, seething with smoke, fumes, decay and misery.
Worms, maggots, insects, scavenging birds and animals crowd its bank as they sift through carrion. It is impossible to cross this river to enter heaven, as you are obstructed by your deeds which are represented by all the grotesque creatures you encounter. They are your karma in this life. If you are thirsty, you have to drink from the blood filled river. If you fall into it with there is no one to rescue you; the hundreds of whirlpools in the river will take you to the lowest depths, only to rise again, choking in the filth of our own creation.
Water has always been a symbol of life and purification. For the a