My latest article appears on the YOGASMOGA website. I write about my dear friend and fellow yogini Briana Blasko, whose book Dance of the Weave features wonderful images that capture the connectivity of body, fabric and movement:
I am learning to trust the interconnectedness of my own life – noticing that the loose threads eventually weave into a larger tapestry of universal collective consciousness. Photographer, fellow yogini and dear friend Briana Blasko in her photographic portrait series and book Dance of the Weave, reminds me that each human story reflects a larger intricate, rich and dynamic sacred dance. In the midst of movement, she captures the beauty of a single piece of woven cloth worn by Indian classical dancers. Briana has lived in Delhi for the past seven years and travels extensively in the subcontinent. The photographs are the result of a journey that the artist undertook across the length and breadth of India over a period of five years. She visited dance schools and festivals—from the Uttar Kamalabari Satra monastery on the Majuli river-island in the Brahmaputra river in Assam, which teaches Sattriya dance to—the C.V.N. Kalari gurukulam in Calicut, which instructs students in the martial art of Kalaripayattu.
Born an American of Indian descent, when I witness, touch and look at her images, I am transported to a spiritual, ritualistic and nostalgic heartland. The colors are alive and celebratory. YOGASMOGA has been inspired by Briana Blasko’s talent and has collected her photographs. They are exhibited in their flagship Greenwich, CT store. Briana is currently working on a new photography project on yoga.
To view her images visit: https://brianablasko.carbonmade.com/projects/5100163#1
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(Click here to see the article, images and other information on the YOGASMOGA site.)
