WHAT’S MOVING US
A blog for members to share the art, ideas, and inspirations that move them.
Guest contributor:
Keith Walpole is a writer and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. Alongside his Substack ‘Circles in Space’, he publishes a weekly newsletter, ‘Five Bullets’, which covers everything from art to music to history and science.
Politicians Discussing Global Warming, Issac Cordal, 2014.
A fantastic sculpture on climate change. Cordal has several other mini sculptures in the series titled ‘Waiting for Climate Change’.
“The Babemba tribe of Africa believes that each human being comes into the world as good. Each one of us only desiring safety, love, peace and happiness.
But sometimes, in the pursuit of these things, people make mistakes.
When a person acts irresponsibly or unjustly, he/she is placed in the center of the village, alone, unfettered. All work ceases. All gather around the accused individual. Then each person of every age, begins to talk out loud to the accused. One at a time, each person tells all the good things the one in the center ever did in his/her lifetime.
Every incident, every experience that can be recalled with any detail and accuracy, is recounted. All positive attributes, good deeds, strengths, and kindnesses are recited carefully and at length.
The tribal ceremony often lasts several days, not ceasing until everyone is drained of every positive comment that can be mustered. At the end, the tribal circle is broken, a joyous celebration takes place, and the person is symbolically and literally welcomed back into the tribe.”
Read more at Spiritual Ecology.
There’s nothing better than eco-friendly industrial design. Seen at Chinese creative agency, NeochaEDGE.
State of Mind series by Korean photographer JeeYoung Lee. She constructs each set in her 3x6 meter studio, taking weeks at a time to create these surreal scenes.
Just The Two Of Us, installation by Katharina Grosse. You can check out these technicolor sculptures at the MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, on display till September 2014.
For its design issue, T Magazine travels to Tangier to speak with several influential designers and their personally curated homes.
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Paralegal by day, drummer by night, and curious by nature, Keith is typically researching various topics at any given moment. His interests include music, writing, all things creative, and exploring the natural world. Posts will encompass his most recent findings, exhibit visits, and important topics pertaining to creatives today.