Monika Kalra, Art in Public Places

Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library (Site 1)

475 Moe Rd, Clifton Park, NY 12065

July 2nd-30th, 2026

Artist Statement 

Victory is often defined as defeating someone. But shift the perspective inward, and the real battle is with the self on an eternal level. The self is not the body’s identity, our name, origin, or occupation, but a star, a living entity that acquired these titles at birth. This star carries three eternal faculties: mind, intellect, and impressions.

True success is conquering these faculties and becoming their master. To think what I choose, with divine insight, is conquering the mind. To discern what is right is conquering the intellect. To act on what is right, free from past impressions, is conquering the faculty of impressions.

When mind, intellect, and impressions align and become my natural state, I experience true success.

When this alignment guides my interactions with others, bringing sweetness, virtue, and a spirit of giving, the soul becomes victorious, learning to live harmoniously, embodying peace and love.

When many such souls come together, they form a rosary.

In a rosary, beads are united yet distinct, bonded by eternal love, detached yet beautiful together. These souls have mastered the art of accepting and elevating each other, living harmoniously by first elevating themselves, understanding that when we change, the world changes.

This transformation begins when we connect our energy with the divine, often through meditation, and re-emerge as our authentic selves. The foundation of this journey is love: love for the self, and love for the divine.

This series of artwork portrays the stages of meditation, connection with the Supreme, and the emergence of our victorious self, depicted through an abstract geometric style.