NADA/MANTRA 12-19 October 2008
Installation Performance Ritual

• NADA/MANTRA PROJECT
• GALLERY
• ARTISTS

The Chattri Memorial marks the cremation site of fifty-three Hindu and Sikh soldiers who died in Brighton hospitals during the First World War.

Situated on the South Downs the Chattri is a traditional Indian memorial: a simple open dome, an umbrella (chattri) protecting the spirits of the dead.

Mantras are Sanskrit syllables of power from which all things are created. They emanate from Nada – the primal cosmic sound of creation.

NADA/MANTRA was an activation of the Chattri through voice, music, performance, installation and ritual: the creation of a sacred landscape.

Each day of the week Red Earth invited the public to take part in a series of participatory events building towards a final activation, celebrating the Chattri as a meeting ground between earth and spirit. NADA/MANTRA articulated the Chattri’s implicit message of peace, affirming a spirit of international communication and co-operation between cultures and traditions.