V. H U M A N

The Fabric of Life — The daily rhythm of the Dhobi Ghat.

The Element of Flesh. The chaos of the crowd, the sweat of labor, and the unmasked witnesses.

Project

V. H U M A N

Year

2024

The Maker of Gods - Before the altar, there is the artist. In the quiet shadows, human hands shape the divine from common clay.

The Living Canvas — A study in Animism: The human body itself becomes the vessel for the tiger spirit, blurring the line between man and beast.

Silence Sealed by Steel — A devotee transcends the limits of the flesh, offering his pain as the ultimate prayer in the trance of Thaipusam.

The Collective Body — Individual identity dissolves into a tidal wave of faith as the crowd presses against the raw power of the bull.

The Gaze of Tomorrow — The unmasked eyes of the future, already painted in the ancient colors of the past.

The Actor — The fragile moment before the man becomes the myth.

About

THE WITNESS

A ritual without a witness is just a performance. This chapter honors the human element—the sweat of the laborers, the exhaustion of the devotee, and the chaos of the crowd.

Flesh & Spirit Animism is not just about spirits; it is about how the human body becomes a vessel for them. From the artisan shaping a clay god in the shadows to the man painting his own belly to honor the tiger spirit, we see the fragility and endurance of the flesh that channels the divine.