CHASING INFINITY

Cosmos II: Chasing Infinity by Arvind Sundar — a contemplative journey where mathematics, mythology, and mysticism converge on the chessboard to reveal the infinite within the finite.

Photo courtesy: Anupa Mehta Contemporary Art

Photo courtesy: Anupa Mehta Contemporary Art

Just minutes from Mussoorie’s lively Mall Road and a short drive from the panoramic viewpoints of Gun Hill, juSTa Hollow Oak offers an inspired blend of refined hos pitality and mountain ambience. Set within the scenic Uttarakhand landscape, the resort becomes a graceful base from which to explore the region known as the “Queen of the Hills”.

Photo courtesy: Anupa Mehta Contemporary Art

If Cosmos emerged from the sacred landscapes of Hampi, Chasing Infinity unfolds within a seemingly smaller yet equally boundless universe — the 64 squares of the chess board. For Arvind, this geometric grid becomes more than a f ield of strategy; it is a metaphor for the human condition, a f inite plane teeming with infinite possibilities.

Photo courtesy: Anupa Mehta Contemporary Art

 Through sculptures, drawings, and installations, Arvind visualises the delicate interplay between order and chaos, log ic and intuition, tangibility and abstraction. Each move across the board — each permutation of play — mirrors the vastness of mathematical immensities, evoking the very mystery of the cosmos itself.

Photo courtesy: Anupa Mehta Contemporary Art

In his hands, the chessboard transforms from a site of competition to one of contemplation. It becomes a meditative space where the measurable meets the immeasurable, where every gesture echoes the silent rhythm of creation and chance.

Chasing Infinity continues Arvind Sundar’s pursuit of a visual language that dissolves boundaries — between art and mathematics, play and philosophy, form and formlessness. Within the limits of 64 squares, he uncovers limitless worlds, inviting viewers into a quiet dialogue with infinity itself.