Indian Music Experience Museum, Bangalore (IME) presents Music, Materials & Iconography - a lecture by archaeologist, art historian, and metallurgist Prof. Sharada Srinivasan on Thursday.
Lasting over an hour, the illustrated talk will see her explore selected aspects of musical instrument making, the materials and techniques used, and their iconographic depictions, in the context of South India.
Drawing on representations in Indian sculpture and art, the lecture will further touch on long-standing traditions such as musical cymbal in Kerala, and stringed instrument making in Thanjavur. Additionally, she will explore the intriguing topic of the lithophones or resonant stones, the finds of resonant rocks with cupules from the Neolithic Sanganakallu in north Karnataka, and the ‘musical pillars at Hampi.
Catch the lecture on August 3, 6 pm onwards at IME Performance Theatre
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