This is an interactive work. A meditation space, to sit and take a slip of paper with shhh.
I have a favorite walk on the lower road along the kennebecasis river. Often answers or inspirations come to me to big questions I am struggling with. One morning this summer my busy mind was churning and an inner voice said softly “shhhh”. I continued walking, thinking and again heard a whisper of “shhh”. I suddenly felt the full emotion of this message and was filled with gratitude and thanks and again came a quiet shhhh and the realization that I didn’t even need to give thanks.
Just.... quiet… be.... Powerfully simple, peaceful, in the moment.
It frees up so much wasted energy… gently, quietly, shhhhh
One day, I came across some gorgeous handmade printing paper that my late father, John Hooper, had tucked away in his studio. I found myself loving the meditative process of ripping leaves and sewing them together. It became a practice in “being”, in letting go; as I stilled my busy mind and my “doing” body, I could become peaceful and reflective. In this “dream time” I have had some insightful, profound experiences that have been transformational. Some words and writing, simple yet somehow significant, came out of this process and they are the basis of my Beyond Words project. This meditation space is entered and is designed to hang accommodating different ceiling heights.