Back in October of 2013, we were delighted to present a remarkable and thought-provoking evening: a video and choral performance entitled Everything that happens. Everything that happens is part of former LAP Artist-in-Residence Nene Humphrey’s project Circling the Center, an ongoing series of live multimedia works that explore the science of emotions. This iteration was co-created with Roberto C. Lange and performed by the Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley, under the artistic direction of Elena Sharkova. Everything That Happens from Nene Humphrey on Vimeo. The libretto for the piece was excerpted from a 2011 conversation with neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, in which he described the firing synapses in our brains. Choral singers used a system of syllables, vowels, and breathing patterns to make music without a traditional score. Video and text projections wove in and out of the performance, drawing connections between sights and sounds. Happy viewing!
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Today, we are pleased to release the second installment of San Jose State University Film Production Society's documentary about Tiffany Singh's The Bells of Mindfulness project. This segment features footage of Tiffany working with volunteers to fold the 1,000 handmade paper cranes that were included in the installation. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds 1001 origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. The crane in Japan is regarded as a holy mystical creature. Happy viewing! To view the other seven installments of this video series, visit The Bells of Mindfulness page.
We are very pleased to release the first installment of San Jose State University Film Production Society's documentary about Tiffany Singh's The Bells of Mindfulness project. In this segment, you'll see the piece activated by performance artist Lauren Baines at our July 2013 Final Friday Art Party, followed by the public engaging with the piece. Happy viewing!
To view the other seven installments of this video series, visit The Bells of Mindfulness page.
By Leah Ammon In this first installment of our conversation, Tiffany Singh speaks about some of the principles that inspire her work, including ritual, communal engagement, and learning to relinquish control of the finished work of art. Leah Ammon: I know that the focus of your work—not just The Bells of Mindfulness, but the work you’ve done up to this point—has been the sacred and the spiritual. Why are you drawn to those topics in particular and why do you think they’re important to explore? Tiffany Singh: There’s a third topic missing from that list, and that’s ritual. Maybe ritual is best understood as activation of the sacred. When I spent time in the East, I observed there were many daily rituals that brought people together. There are temples in public spaces where people go together to light incense every morning. These are actions that make you feel like you’re a part of something that’s bigger than self. As you wait for the official release of the film chapters about artist Tiffany Singh's remarkable 2013 project The Bells of Mindfulness at Montalvo, enjoy this short video about her project, courtesy of our friends at Content Magazine. The first of the film chapters about Tiffany, produced by the San Jose State University Film Production Society, will be posted here on Thursday, January 16, with subsequent installments rolling out each week.
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