Moyo 2015

Watercolor on yupo from a friend

23 x 32,5 cm

I had read something about the idea of Avidya [Sanskrit for ignorance, misunderstanding, incorrect knowledge] in a yoga publication but had forgotten it until one day I sat to make some art after some sort of disturbance.

When I step back from such moments and become aware that something has been going wrong, I have a sense of remorse and I want to fix it, to make up with the person someway, perhaps. But all I can do, most times, is try to look at what happened for myself in the solitude of my cell and make a vow to be more aware next time.

While going over the incident I often make art in the process. This is one such piece. And while in the process this word [Avidya] came to me.