While visiting the Jew town in Fort Kochi last week, I found a few groups of students sitting in the road side and drawing the street scenes! I happened to talk to one of them about his exercise. They as students in training in visual art go to places to do this exercise to capture the sights in black and white.
As I have some interest in photography, I am quick to capture whatever calls my attention! The is an unfortunate second nature, which can take away the art of appreciation and engagement!
These students spend about three to four hours watching the same sights and create their expressions on paper. It is a meditative and reflective time to visualise the details and feel connected emotionally, socially and figuratively. This student mentioned to me that he felt so immersed in the architecture of a 100 years old building that he felt like being one among the original builders! He travelled far back into history to appreciate it in terms of the original setting when that building was built. He told me that he would have a lot of library work to do once it is finished to understand more about the style of the construction that existed 100 years ago!
All lasting and good things in life would need time and attention! There is a dimension of depth and profoundness to our understanding which comes only by patient engagement! We grow inwardly when we bathe ourselves in a patient pursuit of messages we can draw out from our multiple experiences! All the things of life have a formative impact in our lives!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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