Visual artist Maureen Drdak trekked to the remote and restricted region of Lo Monthang in 2008 in the company of American composer Andrea Clearfield for the purposes of an artistic collaborative commissioned by the Network for New Music. The result was Lungta-The Windhorse, an interdisciplinary work comprising three monumental paintings-the Lungta Triptych, a new chamberwork by Clearfield, and original choreography by Manfred Fischbeck. Lungta-The Windhorse premiered in Philadelphia in March of 2009 to a sold out audience and appreciative reviews. Of “Lungta-The Windhorse”, artist Drdak writes: “The title refers to the Tibetan Buddhist prayer flag, as well as that quality of the individual that manifests ‘inner vibratory power’ – the wellspring of infinite compassion. Incorporating text written for this work by Senior Lama Tenzin Sangbo Bista of Lo Monthang’s Choede Monastery, it is a prayer for the planet.”   Though not Drdak’s first trip to the region, it was her most meaningful. She and Clearfield traveled with Dr. Sienna Craig, and Dr. Gyaltso Bista, meeting with the King and Queen of Lo, Bista nobles, high ranking lamas, and the court singer Tashi Tzering. The works exhibited at Indigo Gallery in LUNGTA are the results of the continued and powerful impact of that seminal experience. Indigo is pleased to introduce Drdak’s work, and to bring her work to the attention of the Kathmandu audience.