Tag: connection

Event of the Thread

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I’m sorry I missed it…An excerpt of the review from the NY Times: “Anyone who liked swings as a child — and that should include quite a few of us — will probably feel a surprisingly visceral attraction to Ann Hamilton’s installation “the event of a thread” at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City…The swings are there for us, to swing on.  The piece has other components, about which more in a minute, but if people are not using the swings, “the event of a thread” does not fully exist. When they are in action, the immense, diaphanous white curtain, made of a lightweight silk twill, rises and dips, and the air is stirred, causing further billowing and fluttering.  And in the middle of it all, the curtain, which resembles a low-cost indoor version of Christo and Jean-Claude’s 1972 land art piece “Valley Curtain,” was doing its silent, discombobulated dance. In addition, if you paused in your swinging, you could feel the rest of the interconnected system pulse and gyrate, a momentary demonstration — at once silly and profound — that we are, indeed, all connected.”

Here’s a short and wonderful video clip that makes it all come alive…

the event of a thread from Paul Octavious on Vimeo.

Related Posts: Be sure to check out Olivia’s terrific post on the same event at Your Effect on Me Is Incredible

Sunday Morning: The Most Astounding Fact

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Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” His answer is on this 3-minute clip and paired with inspiring music by Cinematic Orchestra’s “To Build A Home” featuring Patrick Watson.

So that when I look up at the night sky – – and I know that yes, we are part of this universe – -we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts – – is that the Universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up — many people feel small because they’re small and the Universe is big- – but I feel big, because my atoms came from those stars. There’s a level of connectivity. That’s really what you want in life, you want to feel connected, you want to feel relevant – – you want to feel like a participant in the goings on – – of activities and events around you. – – That’s precisely what we are, just by being alive…

Good Sunday Morning.

Thank you Joyce for sharing this video.

Related DeGrasse Tyson Post: Whether or not you can never become great at something…