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Mong Varanasi is a name derived from the ancient Dai language, influenced by the Sanskrit language of Buddhism in ancient India. It means an ideal and magical place of bliss. In contrast, we are in this liminal space known as the 'present'; how can one seek peace amid the chaotic status quo and thus step into our inner Mong Varanasi? The project starts with visualising the 12 vows of Medicine Buddha, each image employing a different liminal space and its corresponding modern tools to express the deconditioning of uncertainty. The audiovisual presentation of the work is a soothing-tense-soothing three-part experience that echoes the idea of present-past-future in religious culture. The soothing part at the beginning and the end represents the fruits we have gained and the infinite future, while the tense part in the middle represents the present we are in at this moment, where we need to fight for what we want to do, and we need to step through the gullies and ravines of life. When we take ourselves out and put ourselves in a higher dimension to see the present we are in, it is all a small journey in the beauty of the past and the wonder of the future. This project may lead you to enjoy a moment of pause, to look at this day-to-day life, breaking habits and finding the peace we are missing in this material world.
Yu Pan (b.1994) is a queer visual communicator and multidisciplinary artist who works with a range of design instruments and media. After completing his studies at the Royal College of Art (Master of Art, Visual Communication, 2023), he continued his line of research. He delved into the study of Buddhism, exploring its integration with social sciences and philosophy through contemporary methods, and he labelled his work as 'New Age' Visual Artwork. https://yupan94.com/https://www.instagram.com/yupan2030/
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