One good thing is that no matter what the circumstances, I always will make art as a means of survival.
I was reminded by my Reiki circle last night that in thinking about gratitude its important to feel grateful for pain also, as it reminds us that we are alive. As Jung would say we need to see the shadow in order to be whole.
That was my train of thought when I wake up today and realized: What have I gotten myself into in manic moment? What if I don't want to get up from bed and walk or even meditate? And how am I supposed to always think of the good thing everyday for an entire year?
Well I'm reminded when I think of one good thing that it leads or another an inevitably another. It builds on itself.
Far from being Pollyanna-ish - as this sort of thing can be seen as - the good thing is not always so pretty either.
I'll describe two examples from the art world that have me inspired:
The Crochet Coral Reef: Toxic Seas. Margaret and Christine Werthiem of the Institute for Figuring's magnificent re-imagining of the our dying coral reefs, made entirely of crochet materials such as cassette tape ribbons, twist ties, yarn and other detritus that clog the oceans and helps to bring the demise of the reefs.
It is a spectacular color show and a sober reminder of what is happening to the planet. At the Museum of Art and Design in NYC - but only till Feb!
http://madmuseum.org/exhibition/crochet-coral-reef-toxic-seas
Photos do not even do it justice. Colors are spectacular.
The other was part of Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905-2016 at the new Whitney Museum. This show really explores how intertwined our lives have become with visual media since the dawn of television and film.
Bruce Connor's 1976 film CROSSROADS uses declassified footage of the Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb testing in the 1940's. It's a chillingly beautiful reminder of the deadly forces we have in our possession to destroy everything. As you watch sequential clips of the exploding mushroom cloud over the still ocean from multiple angles, you are mesmerized by the image so distant in space and time and wholly absorbed and horrified by it.
A good thing is that museum curators are providing powerful reminders of our responsibility to each other and the planet at a time when politics seem uncertain.
I was reminded by my Reiki circle last night that in thinking about gratitude its important to feel grateful for pain also, as it reminds us that we are alive. As Jung would say we need to see the shadow in order to be whole.
That was my train of thought when I wake up today and realized: What have I gotten myself into in manic moment? What if I don't want to get up from bed and walk or even meditate? And how am I supposed to always think of the good thing everyday for an entire year?
Well I'm reminded when I think of one good thing that it leads or another an inevitably another. It builds on itself.
Far from being Pollyanna-ish - as this sort of thing can be seen as - the good thing is not always so pretty either.
I'll describe two examples from the art world that have me inspired:
The Crochet Coral Reef: Toxic Seas. Margaret and Christine Werthiem of the Institute for Figuring's magnificent re-imagining of the our dying coral reefs, made entirely of crochet materials such as cassette tape ribbons, twist ties, yarn and other detritus that clog the oceans and helps to bring the demise of the reefs.
It is a spectacular color show and a sober reminder of what is happening to the planet. At the Museum of Art and Design in NYC - but only till Feb!
http://madmuseum.org/exhibition/crochet-coral-reef-toxic-seas
Photos do not even do it justice. Colors are spectacular.
The other was part of Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905-2016 at the new Whitney Museum. This show really explores how intertwined our lives have become with visual media since the dawn of television and film.
Bruce Connor's 1976 film CROSSROADS uses declassified footage of the Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb testing in the 1940's. It's a chillingly beautiful reminder of the deadly forces we have in our possession to destroy everything. As you watch sequential clips of the exploding mushroom cloud over the still ocean from multiple angles, you are mesmerized by the image so distant in space and time and wholly absorbed and horrified by it.
A good thing is that museum curators are providing powerful reminders of our responsibility to each other and the planet at a time when politics seem uncertain.
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