A Curatorial Sketch

Lakshmi Tatma
born 2005
Bihar, India









Jan Dunning
Arachne
2003









Lakshmi Tatma
skeletal structure









James Juron
Figure in a Room
2008









Judy Fox
Lakshmi
1999





Bronze statues of Vishnu with his consorts Bhu and Shri (also known as Lakshmi)
From central Tamil Nadu, southern India
Chola dynasty, around AD 1000
Bronze images of Hindu deities used in temple festivals









Lakshmi
goddess of wealth and prosperity









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Sun City Girls
Live From Planet Boomerang
1992








The first move here is connecting the image of Lakshmi Tatma, a girl born in India with multiple limbs (a partially formed parasitic twin) to Jan Dunning's photograph Arachne.