"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the strength to continue despite it."
— PAUL COELHO
PRAYER IS THE COURAGE TO HOPE
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
Prayer is the Courage to Hope - AVA Gallery Installation
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This is a meditation – a nod to a timeless…endless…and repetitive practice of returning and beginning again. It is about finding hope…and then hoping that that hope might find peace. It is about weaving together our fractured histories and making us whole.
Again.It begins with a photograph of late autumn light’s reflecting in our pond. I’ve printed…cut…folded and sewn hundreds of squares into three quilt-like panels that resemble weavings allowing our voices to filter through.
I chose three because in my Jewish tradition the number three symbolizes the harmony of opposites:
Chesed (unconditional love)
Gevurah (strength, discipline and restraint)
Tiferet (beauty, harmony and balance)
This interplay reflects on what arises when we find equilibrium between giving and receiving…action and reflection…mercy and justice.