Prakashic Records

The word “Prakashic” is a play on the phrase Akashik Records. It literally converts “sky” to “light” with a single prefix (प्र). It invokes light as a time measuring device (e.g. speed of light, light years, parsecs etc.). It is commonly presumed that distant stars are probably dead by the time we see them, because they are light years away. Light is therefore, a time keeper. As it travels, it records all that it touches; and therefore we can see the past of a distant star in our present.

In summation, Aarti’s works remind me of stream of consciousness novels, as it is apparent that interior monologue is intrinsic to her process. We might endorse Aarti’s current works as an exemplary merger of interaction, site-specificity, and monumentality, especially in the way she has used Bikaner House’s architecture in creating an immersive environment.