NATURE, ENERGY, & REFLECTION
The exhibit Nature, Energy, & Reflection features eight ceramic totems, each inspired by a specific location within the Dow Botanical Gardens, accompanied by peaceful guided meditations with breathing instructions.
Helen Hierta creates art that contemplates the natural world as a discovery on how the invisible becomes visible. Her hope for viewers is to gain an understanding of personal and collective consciousness, to sense how we share our world with all of life.
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Experience each ceramic installation on a deeper level with audio meditations. Put on headphones, press play, and let the spoken guidance connect the form in front of you with breath, sound, and reflection.
The Nature, Energy, & Reflection meditations come to life through many hands and voices. Ceramic artist Helen Hierta created the totems that inspire each reflection. She collaborated in writing the meditations with Sarah Nelson who also provided the narration. Hand-rung bells by Susan Haight enrich the “Mind” and “Reality” tracks, and the “Spirit” meditation features a melody by Simrit Kaur Music©.