Magnificent Art Visual Sound Immersive Experience

This is a magnificent meditation art visual sound immersive experience - I will be attending regularly until it ends Dec. 21. If you don't meditate, you may start after this experience. John meditates 4 hours per day in front of his awesome entertaining film on the "monkey mind" - how to stay calm and balanced (equanimity) no matter what is going on. Also several other meditative experiences involving finding the inner Witness while watching water or clouds go by, like watching your thoughts go by, and one of the three sound experiences involves the Buddhist chant "Om Made Padme Om" noticing that everything is impermanent. And The Void/Confusion room is reserved for Silence.



"I plan to go back a few times, to soak it all in. I particulalry want to re-watch the 12-minute introductory video—a film featuing trains, busy streets, Duckworth in various stages of body paint, wandering through vacuous buildings (1600 Meeting Street stars!), in and out of doorways—a brilliant extended metaphor for the "monkey mind" that a disciplined practice of mediation seeks to lasso in. At least it has for Duckworth, who boldly and honestly shares his own soul searchings and spiritual journeys with all of us. His limber imagination and creative engine has been invigorated by his meditation and yoga-infused personal awakening. It's palpable, especially when Duckworth is on-site meditating in front of the video. Try, if you can, to visit during one of these times when the artist will be either actively meditating or at the gallery:
There are other opportunities to learn more about Duckworth's journey that led to AWAKE, including a Gibbes-sponsored gallery talk this Wednesday, November 12 at 6 p.m., with Society 1858: An Evening with John Duckworth (purchase a ticket here: http://www.gibbesmuseum.org/visit/calendar.php), and a Mission Yoga/Dharma Talk with Kelly Jean Moore on Thursday, December 4th at 5.30 p.m. at the City Gallery ($25). Visit http://www.awakejduckworth.com for more information." Stephanie Hunt


Balance, awareness, and perception” are the three words contemporary artist John Duckworth ’99 uses to describe the unique nature of his upcoming multi-sensory exhibition titled AWAKE at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park, opening on Friday, November 7, 2014. The gallery will be transformed into an immersive space within a guided exhibition layout, displaying Duckworth’s photography, sketches, paintings, video and audio installation in his most comprehensive show yet. The exhibition will be open to the public through December 23, 2014.