For Eyes of Time, Chitra Ganesh paired her own site-specific work with a curated selection of object

For Eyes of Time, Chitra Ganesh paired her own site-specific work with a curated selection of objects from across Brooklyn’s encyclopedic collections.  In the gallery, these works are showcased in a vitrine along with texts written by Ganesh, commenting on how these pieces from our Egyptian, Asian, American, and Contemporary collections expand on ideas central to her practice and this specific installation. We thought it would be great to share these insights and surprising connections with our audiences beyond the gallery. Each month till the show closes in July, we will highlight a collection object included in Eyes of Time and Ganesh’s thoughts on why it was selected: The Egyptian goddess Sekhmet—whose name comes from sekhem, an ancient Egyptian word for power—echoes the fusion of power and fearsome femininity ascribed to both shakti and Kali. Also a warrior, Sekhmet is associated with fire, healing, and menstruation. In mythic tales both Sekhmet and Kali are connected to blood, death, destruction, and protection, and to fierce animals such as lions and tigers. These qualities contrast with characteristics typically idealized in women today and point to the formidable roles played by the ancient goddesses. —Chitra GaneshPosted by Saisha M. Grayson[Egypt. Seated Statuette of Sakhmet, 664–332 B.C.E. Bronze, 7 x 13⁄4 in. (17.8 x 4.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.28] #BKMEgyptian -- source link

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