Monday, September 21, 2020

HEALING RITUALS

 

Day 6 - Hand Washing. Photo by Robyn Thomas


VIGIL, as well as being a Cilla Vee Life Arts production, is a project affiliated with Re-Cultivating Compassion. Founded in 2019 by Robyn Thomas, Markus Berger and myself, RCC is a virtual and actual symposium of creatives whose practice incorporates a commitment to compassion.


Day 6 – Hand Washing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Today my RCC partner Robyn and her husband came from Providence. My first official visitors! 

 

VIDEO - Day 6 – Hand Washing

 


 


Day 6 - Hand Washing. Photo by Robyn Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Day 7 – Breath

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
The breath is most fundamental to support life. Breath and breathing is a primary focus of my VIGIL. 

 

Day 7 - Breath. A day to follow where my breath leads me. Photo by CEB

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 


 


















Day 8 – Rest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 












 
Day 8 - Rest. Photo - CEB Selfie

Day 8 - Rest. Somehow the rain gives permission for inactivity. Photo by CEB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 























Day 9 – Touch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














Today my good friend and long-time collaborator, artist, photographer and videographer Fred Hatt came to visit. He took some beautiful footage.


VIDEO - Touch – Video by Fred Hatt

 


Day 9 - Touch. Installation detail. Photo by CEB


Day 9 - Touch. Photo by Fred Hatt

 
Day 9 - Touch. Photo by Fred Hatt

 
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Day 10 – Sound




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














For most of the day, my sound-making efforts were thwarted by deafening construction noises from next door! At least I got a set-up figured out and will re-visit this theme again.

 
Day 10 - Sound. Photo by CEB

Day 10 - Sound. Photo by CEB
 
 
  
 
Day 11 – Cocoon

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 














More visitors! Fellow Ashevillian Cheryl Eugenia came with Chad Becker.
I had my favorite compliment today. Young kid on a bike: “Bro … That’s sick!” I also love Cheryl’s description: “You look like a Virgin Mary hospital patient.


VIDEO - Day 11 – Cocoon



 
Day 11 - Cocoon. Photo - CEB Selfie

Day 11 - Cocoon. Photo by Cheryl Eugenia

Day 11 - Cocoon. Photo by CEB




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 















Day 12 – Transcriptions

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 








 
 
 
 
 
 
These prayers for healing were gathered from a number of sources. Some I found on-line. Other contributions from my cousin-in-law the Reverend Kate Jamie – and my Life-Art mentor Linda Mary Montano.
 
 




Day 12 - Transcriptions. The process of writing out each individual word is a deeply emotional one. Photo by CEB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 












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Day 13 – Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Day 13 - Maintenance. Photo by CEB


Day 13 - Maintenance. Sunset shadows on the back wall. Photo by CEB



Day 14 – Plants

 
























 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 











Serendipitously, this morning the park staff were pruning branches from the trees nearby, so I dragged some into the gallery to give volume to the plant installation. I had arrived extra early in order to gather the park flora.
Visitors today. Fred Hatt with another artist friend of ours, Kayoko Nakajima. 


VIDEO - Day 14 – Plants



Day 14 - Plants. Performative photography. Photo by Kayoko Nakajima


 
Day 14 - Plants. Photo by CEB

 
Day 14 - Plants. Photo - CEB Selfie

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 



















Day 15 – Breathing

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“I can’t breathe!” – words emblazoned into the 2020 collective consciousness.
The fight for breath.
Corona virus infected lungs.
The malicious blockage of air passages.
Tear Gas triggered somatic reactions.
The breathing mechanism of the human body – so easily interrupted.
 



Day 15 - Breathing. Nursey Nonimous. Photo - CEB Selfie

Day 15 - Breathing. Addressing the biological mechanism. Photo by CEB




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chashama Sunset. Photo by CEB

 
Dusk on the East River below Manhattan. Photo by Fred Hatt


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