What we think we become

Forms of Nothingness

These are 2 empty glass forms (Form 1.1 and Form 1.2). They are 10x10 cm, made of glass. They contain nothing inside. This particular nothingness consists of the air from a Buddhist meditation center in the Himalayas.

The forms were opened and placed in rooms, where students meditate and raise their sense of awareness and being. After a while, the forms were sent back to Europe. They were sealed with a rock representing the prehistoric force that can break anything — besides the concepts we hold in our minds.

The Buddhists believe that everything around us is empty of existence (Śūnyatā). What we call a “reality” is a concept constructed by our minds, our mental formations (Māyā).

The author would like to express their gratitude to the Buddhist Centre in Dharamsala, Pavel Shter, Konstantin Nyashin, Olga Stikheeva, and Harsh Nowlakha for their help in making this project possible..

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