Force of Stillness
Force of Stillness, curated and produced by Amber Bemak, diversifies the representation of Buddhism by bringing together a prominent group of international artists to highlight the significant influence of Buddhism on the current direction of contemporary art. Presenting experimental film and performance, the work invests in sharing a complex range of meditative expression addressing, among other topics: visual colonization, gender performativity and construction, alternate experiences of temporality, and interactive experiments with meditation in public space.
This festival was presented at the Rubin Museum of Art on Nov 4 and 5, 2016 and will be presented for a second time at the Crow Museum of Art in Dallas, TX during Spring of 2020.
During the show, I was offered a generous grant from the Hemera Foundation to make a book about the festival and it's artists- stay posted it's on it's way!!! You can easily stay informed by liking our facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/performingabsence108/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
In the summer of 2016, I raised $10,000 using kickstarter to make the show happen. Check out my kickstarter campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1081353062/force-of-stillness-embodying-meditation-in-creativ?lang=es
Press on the show:
Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-force-of-stillness-at-the-rubin-museum_us_582b33ade4b057e23e314a6e
Lion's Roar: https://www.lionsroar.com/force-of-stillness/
artlyst: https://www.artlyst.com/articles/the-influence-of-buddhism-on-art-explored-at-the-rubin-museum
Trinh T. Minh-ha introducing the east coast premiere of her latest film FORGETTING VIETNAM as the opening event of Force of Stillness
A still from Mazen Khaled's HYPNOPOMPIC
Performance Q&A; with Ankita Mishra, Alexi Transparent, Goldie Poblador, Michelle Sui, Bleue Liverpool, and Harry Einhorn- participants of Stages of Samatha guest curated by Samadhi Arts
La Fulminante/Nadia Granados premiering Narco
Aretha Aoki, Bessie McDonough-Thayer, and Vanessa Anspaugh performing Death Dances
Still from Apichatpong Weerasethakul's CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR
Stages of Samatha
Still from Elizabeth Phelps Meyers' COLORNESTS
Babeth VanLoo performing Touch
Zach Layton performing Brainwave Set
This festival was presented at the Rubin Museum of Art on Nov 4 and 5, 2016 and will be presented for a second time at the Crow Museum of Art in Dallas, TX during Spring of 2020.
During the show, I was offered a generous grant from the Hemera Foundation to make a book about the festival and it's artists- stay posted it's on it's way!!! You can easily stay informed by liking our facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/performingabsence108/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
In the summer of 2016, I raised $10,000 using kickstarter to make the show happen. Check out my kickstarter campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1081353062/force-of-stillness-embodying-meditation-in-creativ?lang=es
Press on the show:
Huffington Post: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-force-of-stillness-at-the-rubin-museum_us_582b33ade4b057e23e314a6e
Lion's Roar: https://www.lionsroar.com/force-of-stillness/
artlyst: https://www.artlyst.com/articles/the-influence-of-buddhism-on-art-explored-at-the-rubin-museum
Trinh T. Minh-ha introducing the east coast premiere of her latest film FORGETTING VIETNAM as the opening event of Force of Stillness
A still from Mazen Khaled's HYPNOPOMPIC
Performance Q&A; with Ankita Mishra, Alexi Transparent, Goldie Poblador, Michelle Sui, Bleue Liverpool, and Harry Einhorn- participants of Stages of Samatha guest curated by Samadhi Arts
La Fulminante/Nadia Granados premiering Narco
Aretha Aoki, Bessie McDonough-Thayer, and Vanessa Anspaugh performing Death Dances
Still from Apichatpong Weerasethakul's CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR
Stages of Samatha
Still from Elizabeth Phelps Meyers' COLORNESTS
Babeth VanLoo performing Touch
Zach Layton performing Brainwave Set
