About this Moment
Throughout time, many have emphasized the importance of living in the now. Being present has become one of the mantras of our distracted age. Yet, the experience of this very moment is deeply informed by the past. To see the present for what it is we must face its DNA in both our personal and social histories as truthfully as possible. Only then will we be able to experience what we see with some clarity, resist simplifying, know our contradictions and tread gently as we find our way forward.
The future begins with the story we tell in this moment. The quality and force of that story will be measured by its authenticity and the conviction we can bring to telling it. Each voice is alone and yet a part of that universal voice with all of its joy, anger and non-uniformity. To envision the future is to listen to the many voices and always remember that they are that complex and unquantifiable unity.
Throughout time, many have emphasized the importance of living in the now. Being present has become one of the mantras of our distracted age. Yet, the experience of this very moment is deeply informed by the past. To see the present for what it is we must face its DNA in both our personal and social histories as truthfully as possible. Only then will we be able to experience what we see with some clarity, resist simplifying, know our contradictions and tread gently as we find our way forward.
The future begins with the story we tell in this moment. The quality and force of that story will be measured by its authenticity and the conviction we can bring to telling it. Each voice is alone and yet a part of that universal voice with all of its joy, anger and non-uniformity. To envision the future is to listen to the many voices and always remember that they are that complex and unquantifiable unity.
A Song Inspired by The Pendulum
by Adolphson & Falk
Listen:
https://adolphsonfalk.se/
On 27 January 1945 Allied forces liberated Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. What they discovered there and in other camps that were subsequently liberated will forever remain the heart of darkness. The question that is left to us is how do we transform our knowledge of this, both the facts and their emotional imprint, into a force powerful enough to take us toward the heart of light?
Following their reading of The Pendulum performing artists Anders Falk and Tomas Adolphson composed a moving song to help us consider this question. Lyrics in Swedish.
by Adolphson & Falk
Listen:
https://adolphsonfalk.se/
On 27 January 1945 Allied forces liberated Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. What they discovered there and in other camps that were subsequently liberated will forever remain the heart of darkness. The question that is left to us is how do we transform our knowledge of this, both the facts and their emotional imprint, into a force powerful enough to take us toward the heart of light?
Following their reading of The Pendulum performing artists Anders Falk and Tomas Adolphson composed a moving song to help us consider this question. Lyrics in Swedish.
© Julie Lindahl 2020