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Transport and Transform
Transportation
from one domain to another has always been a challenge we have faced since
early times. The history of vehicular movement aligns itself with our evolution
as a species. The first major breakthrough was obviously the invention of the
wheel. Later on nations were conquered and seized simply because the invaders
possessed horses and chariots. One does not have to think far to see how the
introduction of fossil fuel has changed the way the world revolves. In the
modern age we take our vehicles for granted yet cannot imagine a world without
them.
When we
step into a vehicle, our state of being has transformed, in essence from a body
of static to a body with an intention of motion. Visuals and visions change
along with this transition of being. A car is almost as good as the promise of
the place it can take you. In essence the car is a symbol of a new dreamscape
to the modern mind. It gives a fresh meaning to the archetype in the evolution
of human consciousness. Any passage is a potential point of
no return. Any entrance is at once both a promise of gain and loss.
We now live with the good, the bad and the ugly effects of motor
vehicles. It is easy for one to posses a love-hate relationship with them. The
contemporary visual of the urban landscape is right in front of us. But humans
are resilient beings with a vision of much more. How we find a realistic
placement for the urge to enter, transport and transform within this
‘speckled history’ of humanity is up to each and every one of us.
-Sebastian Varghese
Kochi,
August 2012
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