The Mandala Project is an installation consisting of over 60 found object mandalas from 6″-48″ in diameter, 5 sets of meditation cushions, and The Queer Demon of Destruction.

Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means “circle”. In its most common form, the mandala appears as a series of concentric circles. In Hindu and Buddhist religious traditions, their sacred art often takes a mandala form. They are said to be mirrors of the inner or spiritual self. These mandalas–concentric diagrams–have spiritual and ritual significance. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be employed for focusing attention, as a spiritual teaching tool, for establishing a sacred space, and as an aid to meditation and trance induction. It is the gathering center in which the outside energies are drawn, and in the act of drawing the forces, the devotee’s own energies unfold and are also drawn. Thus it represents the outer and inner spaces. In common use, mandala has become a generic term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically.