Air/Vayu is the fourth installment of his “five elements pentalogy", but can easily be seen seperately. Velu Viswanadhan aka Paris Viswanadhan (born 1 January 1940) is an Indian painter, sculptor and filmmaker, though he has lived in Paris for many years. He is a recipient of the Best Documentary Film Award of the Festival dei Popoli, Florence and the K. C. S. Paniker Award of the Kerala Lalithakala. His films operate within a field of video art, travelogue, essay film and ethnographic cinema.