Prema Murthy

 DEEP TIME I, II, III

A multichannel video installation

by Prema Murthy

DEEP TIME I, II, III is an immersive video installation in three parts. Filmed at 3 locations in India – the Jantar Mantar Astronomical Observatory, Cave 8 Temple, and the Ganges in Varanasi  - each are distinct points on the Earth's grid lines where energies intersect and harmonize at high frequencies. 

Throughout time, these nodes brought together scholars, artists, scientists and mystics to India from as far away as China, the Middle East, Greece, and Africa for intensive study, ritual and contemplative practices. 

At each of these nodes, DEEP TIME I, II, III unfolded as a meditation on the past, future and present simultaneously. Originating from a still point within that reaches out into infinity, each video distinctly ponders the nature of stacked timelines like layers of rock, soil and mineral and the dynamic forces that continually shape it.

CREDITS:

Director and Cinematography: Prema Murthy

Editor: Anita Chao

Sound: Myda El-Maghrabi