Mati Manas

Towards the beginning of Mati Manas, a potter says : “The potter’s creations aren’t conscious beings, but man, Brahma’s creation, is. The non-conscious cannot speak, but without these creations, man wouldn’t be able to live.” In a closing sequence the film last myth says : “The potter is Brahma. These mud vessels we make will last forever. But man’s body will decay…” In his film, Mani Kaul fuses mythology and daily practice from the dim-lit museum exhibiting terracotta works of the past to present today potters who carry on those traditions in their work.