"We are running a rat race!"

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Human beings are in a constant search for order; it is a way of perceiving the world around them. Throughout history, certain systems of order have been established and standardized. However, in this process, the essence of what makes us human-the perceptions, the emotions, the sensory experiences that ground us and add value to our existence often gets overlooked. Even in situations where ninety percent of people share similar thoughts and feelings about an object, the lack of physical evidence makes it challenging to communicate in an increasingly rational world. Over time, human beings have started thinking like machines in this hyper-connected world.

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Now, how can we add more value to human life?

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Step away from the world perhaps?

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From genesis, human life and ecosystems hold an indissoluble bond with water. The city of Panjim flourished along its waters. Mandovi has played the role of boundaries, and transit portals, nourished cultural idioms and continues to be the economic lifeline of Panjim. Here, its flowing waters have carried narratives of love, memories and beauty as well as danger, death and deluge. For Goans and visitors alike, Mandovi bears infinite perceptions.

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Through the cube, we intend to create a quiet space, a minute's pause from the worldly stimuli, to ponder upon the various layers of the place, to witness life as it is, framing a slice of the river. Enter the cube alone, sit, take a pause.

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See.

Listen.

Breathe.