Serenity Now
Elements of
A lived experience
Of the world
As a primal element, water is a substance that precedes and yet is essential to our being.
“The world is not a collection of things, but a unity of horizons.” – Alphonso Lingis
Unified Whole
Nexus of past
Present and future
Possibilities
A complex of experiences require an active engagement with what is: the interconnectedness between all physical things that determine their particular nature.
“The first analysis of an actual entity, into its most concrete elements, discloses it to be a concrescence of prehensions, which have originated in its process of becoming.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Stack Aside
Out of the way
Won’t be a bother
Until next season
Some object presentations in the museum offer unintentional reward.
“Truthful inconvenience is one of my specialties.” – Steven Magee
Freemason Abbey
Local favorite
Heart of downtown
Elegant yet casual
Traditional American fare in a circa-1873 church now featuring tavern ambiance amidst sanctuary.
“The whole value of solitude depends upon oneself; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it.” – John Lubbock
Presence of Absence
Solid void
Rather fluid
Interconnected
Imagery frames a portion of the world, bringing it into focus while simultaneously excluding everything else.
“The margins of the text are not simply the edges. They are also the places where the text fails to contain itself.” – Jacques Derrida
Hands to the Face
Contemplation focus
Display gesture
Found in many cultures
Reasons behind this gesture my inhabit an unconscious repetitive occurrence.
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” – Aristotle
Batch Process
Alcohol boils
Lower temperature
Than water
Keeping records while separating spirits from the pot still.
“Lookin’ for a home in the heart of the country.” – Paul McCartney
Open Door
Site of Difference
Transition access
Shapes experience
Through its relationship with other objects and the spaces it connects, the door handle destabilizes the notion of a fixed or determinate meaning.
“We are all mediators, translators.” – Jacques Derrida
Place of Discourse
All arranged
In a way
That suggests
We overcome obstacles and strive for creation.
“One should not wish to erase from life its wild and wicked features; one should know how to use them for advantage.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
Museum Lobby
Active participants
Constructing meaning
Aesthetic dimension
We engage with our environment through our embodied perception.
“The world is not simply there… it is the world as experienced by a body.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty