Following are some beautiful scrolls drawn by the Santhali tribes in North East India. These were collected by artist Archana Hande with whom I was taking the Art Studio for the students at SEA last to last week. Archana had brought these to share with students the ways in which narratives can be depicted through the form of screens.
Many of these scrolls depict a single story. Archana briefly explained in one of her sessions how these scrolls were produced - they way they passed from hand to hand, bringing together the people of the community in dialogue with each other. Once I begin to transcribe her lecture, I shall put in up more details. In the meantime, notice the beautiful drawings that come through off abundance of imagination and seemingly basic skills.
Most of the images you see below are from a scroll that imagines the different forms of punishment a soul goes through after death in hell. Note that these images are merely some of the many that the scroll depicted.
Many of these scrolls depict a single story. Archana briefly explained in one of her sessions how these scrolls were produced - they way they passed from hand to hand, bringing together the people of the community in dialogue with each other. Once I begin to transcribe her lecture, I shall put in up more details. In the meantime, notice the beautiful drawings that come through off abundance of imagination and seemingly basic skills.
Most of the images you see below are from a scroll that imagines the different forms of punishment a soul goes through after death in hell. Note that these images are merely some of the many that the scroll depicted.
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