Art is a present moment and the present moment in an art - OZGE SHAIN
Project by OZGE SAHIN
Editing by MARIO GIORDANO
Editing by MARIO GIORDANO
Time is one of the most fundamental theme of human being.
My aim is to give more awareness to our time and our existence. “Art is a present moment, the present moment is an art” project forces us to re-consider the importance of time in our lives. How better should live our daily time?
My aim is to give more awareness to our time and our existence. “Art is a present moment, the present moment is an art” project forces us to re-consider the importance of time in our lives. How better should live our daily time?
Ultimate aim of the project is to re-discover our human awareness of our own existence as a human being within the present moment. I want to present this project with a combination of art, because every moment we live depends on our imagination and creativity. According to me, the mankind is able to create their own time as an art work.
This project is created by ordinary people and their unique “present” moments.
And it only exists with your attention being given to the present moment!
And it only exists with your attention being given to the present moment!
I invited the strangers and my friends into my home in order to live and create “present” time with me, and make them feel our present time consciously. Documenting the process of their unique moments also helped me to create my own moments and my project.
All participants of this project were photographed and videotaped during the day. They were individually selected by myself to ensure they are from a diversity of backgrounds – e.g. painter, yoga teacher, scientist, fashion designer. Each visit took around 2-5 hours, and depended on the time the participants needed to discover their “present" moments, as well as the interaction they had with me.
The First Step
I invite strangers into my home. They start to see my photos in my room, and personal belongings such as books, cds, notebooks etc. This process helps visitor to make connection with me and I try to make them focus on the present moment.
I invite strangers into my home. They start to see my photos in my room, and personal belongings such as books, cds, notebooks etc. This process helps visitor to make connection with me and I try to make them focus on the present moment.
The Second Step
After we talk and know each other then we practice 10 or 15 minutes meditation together.
The practice of breathing helps us to bring our mind back to the present. This step helps them to stop worrying about the future and thinking about the past.
After we talk and know each other then we practice 10 or 15 minutes meditation together.
The practice of breathing helps us to bring our mind back to the present. This step helps them to stop worrying about the future and thinking about the past.
The Third Step
I give them some activities during their visit such as cutting or cooking something, drawing, writing or breaking things etc. Whether we are writing or drawing, our mind is focused on whatever we are doing. We are simply trying to live in the moment. In the end these actions become our present moments.
I give them some activities during their visit such as cutting or cooking something, drawing, writing or breaking things etc. Whether we are writing or drawing, our mind is focused on whatever we are doing. We are simply trying to live in the moment. In the end these actions become our present moments.
After the participants complete questionnaires related to what they experienced during the day. We start to discuss our activities, and we talk about “time” changes. We also try to understand our present, past and future time. In the end, collectively we all create our own unique “present” moments.
The elements, I used for the project are body, action and space.
BODY:
The body is the symbol of our ideas, emotions and identity which is useful for our outer expression and communication. I prefer "people" in order to create present time together, because it is also experience for me to see how people live their present moments. And share our difficulties to live present moments.
ACTION:
Visitors interact with space in a different ways, they may stay in one place or they may move from one place to another. They paint, write, cut or break things. It is all part of our daily life, in general we don’t give so much attention what we do in everyday life.
SPACE:
During the day I follow visitors movements in the space. I used specific locations such as my bedroom, kitchen and my balcony. I chose my house as an experiment space because it helps visitors to leave their past and future thoughts outside of my house.
BODY:
The body is the symbol of our ideas, emotions and identity which is useful for our outer expression and communication. I prefer "people" in order to create present time together, because it is also experience for me to see how people live their present moments. And share our difficulties to live present moments.
ACTION:
Visitors interact with space in a different ways, they may stay in one place or they may move from one place to another. They paint, write, cut or break things. It is all part of our daily life, in general we don’t give so much attention what we do in everyday life.
SPACE:
During the day I follow visitors movements in the space. I used specific locations such as my bedroom, kitchen and my balcony. I chose my house as an experiment space because it helps visitors to leave their past and future thoughts outside of my house.
This project can show us to become aware of being alive and to see every moment we create as an art.
Art is a present moment, and the present moment is an art.
Art is a present moment, and the present moment is an art.
The project was born in July 2015 and it is still in progress.
Ozge Shain
