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Tathagata (Process Sutra)
This series of images depicts a one-night-only performance at th eAsian Art Museum curated by Imin Yeh and Mark Mayer. For this performance Justin spent the entire night carrying 7' tall slabs of glass with images of the Buddha up the stairs while his assistants (Jordan Essoe and Chris Treggiari) carried them back down. The performance yielded a Sisyphean result in which the complete image of the Buddha only came together in passing. It re-frames meditation and enlightenment as a process and not a goal and underlines the cyclic nature of rebirth and reincarnation as understood in Buddhism. the imaged Image Credit Bryan and Vita Hewitt Photography
Tathagata (Process Sutra)
This series of images depicts a one-night-only performance at th eAsian Art Museum curated by Imin Yeh and Mark Mayer. For this performance Justin spent the entire night carrying 7' tall slabs of glass with images of the Buddha up the stairs while his assistants (Jordan Essoe and Chris Treggiari) carried them back down. The performance yielded a Sisyphean result in which the complete image of the Buddha only came together in passing. It re-frames meditation and enlightenment as a process and not a goal and underlines the cyclic nature of rebirth and reincarnation as understood in Buddhism. the imaged Image Credit Bryan and Vita Hewitt Photography