Inspired by the traditional dance form of Theyyum, this installation has been conceived as a totem and created artistically by exploding and re-contextualizing the jewellery and attires of this dance form. Carved lightweight white wood has been decorated with colourful foil pasted on with jackfruit gum over the carved patterns. They are then overdecorated with pith, beads, and mirrors. The wooden wings that would normally form the ears, represent Sheshanag. The discs are patterned with the ends of peacock feathers and finished with an edging of woolen rope. The conical discs are used as earrings. The powder coated metal frame has a light source, and ties all the pieces together to form one single installation. It is left to the imagination of the observer to perceive it as a mood light, space divider, sculpture or simply a work of art.
