UV Inkjet Print on Aluminum Dibond, LED light system
Dimensions
Diameter 120 x 4 cm
Copyright
Courtesy the artist and Société, Berlin
Exhibition number
AW309
The Tibetan term “Bardo” is understood as an intermediate state between death and rebirth. The mandalas, each flooded by different-colored light, show the six DOKU avatars with the attributes for the Buddhist rebirth realms that they embody. Human is presented in front of a technoid server architecture, Animal is accompanied by different animals, while Hell is surrounded by skeletons during a furious dance. Each avatar is set in a classical, round mandala composition. In these works, LuYang combines the profane aspect of mandalas, which can be found as a decorative symbol in global pop culture on T-shirts, mugs, coloring books, and light shows at raves, and their magical and religious significance as a visual aid with which complex religious and spiritual contexts can be internalized.
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LuYang
DOKU Heaven and DOKU Hell, 2022
from the series Bardo #1
The Tibetan term “Bardo” is understood as an intermediate state between death and rebirth. The mandalas, each flooded by different-colored light, show the six DOKU avatars with the attributes for the Buddhist rebirth realms that they embody. Human is presented in front of a technoid server architecture, Animal is accompanied by different animals, while Hell is surrounded by skeletons during a furious dance. Each avatar is set in a classical, round mandala composition. In these works, LuYang combines the profane aspect of mandalas, which can be found as a decorative symbol in global pop culture on T-shirts, mugs, coloring books, and light shows at raves, and their magical and religious significance as a visual aid with which complex religious and spiritual contexts can be internalized.
Further artworks from this exhibition
LuYang
LuYang’s cosmos
Six reincarnations: the DOKU avatars
DOKU Human
DOKU Heaven
DOKU Asura
DOKU Animal
DOKU Hungry Ghost
DOKU Mind Matrix, 2022
DOKU the Self, 2022