Tso Moriri–Sandalwood against a lake lit with sunbeams through the rain. Wood on rainbowed surface of water, charm for a second life.

Tso Moriri–Sandalwood against a lake lit with sunbeams through the rain. Wood on rainbowed surface of water, charm for a second life.
Tso Moriri–Sandalwood against a lake lit with sunbeams through the rain. Wood on rainbowed surface of water, charm for a second life.
Tso Moriri–Sandalwood against a lake lit with sunbeams through the rain. Wood on rainbowed surface of water, charm for a second life.
CultureIndian
Titles
  • Tso Moriri–Sandalwood against a lake lit with sunbeams through the rain. Wood on rainbowed surface of water, charm for a second life.
  • from the series Thread Whispers, Chapter 1 of Rock, Apricot and Mountain Top
Date2014, printed 2018
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 28 × 42 in. (71.1 × 106.7 cm)
Sheet: 28 × 42 in. (71.1 × 106.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Jereann Chaney; The Francis L. Lederer Foundation, courtesy of Sharon Lederer; and T. Fuller Pentecost
Object number2018.221
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Goa, India; [FotoFest International, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"India," FotoFest 2018 Biennial, Houston TX, March 10 - April 22, 2018
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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