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SHADOWS OF VIOLENCE, ECHOES OF HEALING

NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Noon to 9pm

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photo by Maria T. Allocco // digital manipulation by Jason Wyman

DEFINITION

REVELATION
 (ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən)
noun
1. the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, esp something true

2. a fact disclosed or reaveled, esp in a dramatic or surprising way

3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity
a. God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries
b. something in which such a divine disclosure is contrained, such as the Bible

The Free Dictionary

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This piece would not be possible without the signigicant contributions of many friends and collaborators. 

To my friends who helped brainstorm and contribute to the pre-production of this piece, I hope you find a piece of yourself reflected. 

To Christopher Statton whose attentive listening yielded manifestation, thank you grace and service.  

To Anne Carol Mitchell whose connections, equipment, and sonic waves were cornerstones, thank you for divine timing 

To Rupa Dhillon whose technical know-how made possible public broadcast, thank you for expertise and critical insight.

To Jennyb Theshadylady whose lights cast shadows, thank you for giving so freely. 

To all of my attendants -- Christopher, Shirley, Mark, and Crystal -- whose presence facilitaed confession, thank you for finding words and sharing intentions. 

To Artists' Television Access whose window provided opportunity and shelter for confessions to be witnessed. 

To Margaret Bacon Schulze who traveled across town to hold space for my reflection, thank you for years of support made manifest in one single moment. 

To Victoria Welle, whose grounded theology made possible this revelation, thank you for silence and stillness. 

To my husband, John, who helps translate my abstraction into words, aesthetics, and logistics, thank the flipping heavens for your wisdom and patience. 

LINKS
Prayer Cards
ATA Website 
Facebook Event Page
i fully embrace the meaning of my name: healer

conversations on Facebook
engage neighbors to reflect on 
healing, forgiveness, perspective, stillness

trying to make meaning of an election that was anything but

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to perform requires economies
not just of money but
​
of labor
of time
of others willing to say yes
of histories, personal and collective
of bravery & honesty & risk & desire

​of all the things you cannot hold
yet know are there

​of love

invisible economies made tangible in a confessional in a window on Valencia Street in San Francisco on November 21, 2016



1997
Dark Star Books
Yellow Springs, Ohio
the Tao revealed itself to me
tethering me to an understanding
that exists not in time or space but in being
 now: ​i consult the Tao when being is necessary

​it always reveals that which I already know

CONSENT
​
crucial to transformation
so each person gave theirs
in three ways

​by
 
signing a printed consent form
and
physically holding the microphone
and
saying aloud

"i consent to being audio recorded"

THIS WILL BE AN AUDIO RECORDING OF THE GROUNDING INTENTION WITH A SLIDE SHOW OF THE WORDS. 
i shall ground myself 

+ ​take inventory + focus + speak aloud + seek healing +

recognize that while of me this is not just about me

CREATE A POEM FROM THE CONFESSIONS AND PUBLISH A VISUAL POEM. 
please tell me why you are here
please tell me why you are here
please tell me why you are here

please tell me a story about a time you harmed someone
please tell me a story about a time you harmed someone
please tell me a story about a time you harmed someone

please share with me how you atoned for or healed that harm

please share with me how you atoned for or healed that harm

please share with me how you atoned for or healed that harm

STRING TOGETHER WORD, I CHING CARD, DISSOLVING CLIPS INTO ONE VIDEO. AUDIO SHOULD BE OCEAN. 
each confessor shared
one word to hold
one word to grow
one word to release

they left their last word with me

i held it
then dissolved it 
consulting the Tao in between 

there was no absolution
​only dissolution

This will be the entire livestream in one video. (approximately 7 hours) 
a catholic root previously tended
returned after the final confessor
made their way home

to bridge distance
technology facilitated
a quasi-Ignatian examen offered by my oldest friend
and in doing so revealed

[silence]​

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