The idea behind this work came from watching these birds as
they dived into the lake. I was amazed by their precision in catching
fish. They could stay in the air in one position before suddenly dive at
a terrible speed into the water, coming out with the fish. In this
batik, I was trying to figure out what goes on in the mind of this
beautiful bird before diving. Does it make calculations about the depth
of the water, how about the wind? How about the possibility of other
kingfisher spotting the same prey? Then I came to a conclusion that
perhaps it is about staying focused on the prize and not minding about
any resistance and hindrance from the surroundings and from the wall of
water beneath.
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