Tamizh
THE ADDICTION
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: On a dark blue background, two hands clutch a white mug of coffee filled with brown liquid. The hands and mug are seen from above. The hands have pink painted nails, and the person wears yellow sweater sleeves. Several brown coffee beans appear beside the mug, and purple flowers appear in the upper left corner. The signature "Ponni Paavendhar" appears under the image.
THE RITUAL
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A pair of lower legs appears from underneath a dark blue curtain decorated in red stars. The person is barefoot and has red-painted toenails and silver tasseled ankle bracelets. They stand on a dark brown stage in front of another dark blue curtain. The signature "Ponni Paavendhar" appears under the image.
THE EMPATH’S MASK
IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The golden mask would cover a whole face and even has gold wire ears with red jewel earrings. The mask is decorated with purple designs, purple painted lips, and a pink flower near the hairline. It lies on a green surface, accompanied by white pearls and gold wire netting with red jewels. The background is black. The signature "Ponni Paavendhar" appears under the image.
Artist statement:
It's mostly a feeling of being trapped and controlled by an unknown force. It could be determinism or fatalism or even free will. Whatever it is, as long as the body is breathing, the soul can't have the freedom it yearns for. My art works and writings are expressions of my soul that sometimes appreciate the environment around me and at times curse the setting thereby wishing for a quick ending for the whole world. I believe that until the day we embrace death, we have the binding responsibility to be kind to our souls.