See and be Seen: Sharing stillness and connection.

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Introduction

“Circles of Space” is an ongoing public exhibition that started on Vancouver Island, Canada, in 2018, taking place on busy streets and other places. Inspired by great forerunners such as Marina Abramović (The Artist is Present, 2010) and various social projects and contemplative practices, silence is invited into human relations as a way to connect beyond ideas, concepts, and stories. Truly seeing each other and being seen can nurture our spirit and help remind us of - even celebrate; our nature as human beings. 

✨"We often forget that we ARE nature. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves. ---Andy Goldsworthy This is something I really connect with
"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean." --Alan Watts A moment of being "continuous" with Armando (Vancouver)✨ #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsne
✨ Grateful for a quiet moment with Paul✨ (Vancouver) #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact
"Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me." ---Albert Schweitzer #circlesofspace #se
"Just" being is truly freeing! Gratitude for this beautiful being showing up✨ (Oslo, Norway) #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact
✨Gratitude for Jesse sharing a peaceful moment✨ #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact
"It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tired into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one destiny, affects all indirectly." ---Martin Luther King #c
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects." ---Herman Melville #circlesofspace #seea
✨Grateful for sharing a moment of stillness with this wise being. Her sharing from afterwards: "This is lovely! I'm always seeking to make connections, looking and talking to everyone, wherever I go. So many are gone in their screens!"✨ #c
He: "I liked that. I want to do this more!" #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact
"Thought can organize the world so well that you are no longer able to see it." ---Anthony De Mello Grateful to share a moment with Tonje, beyond this "organized world"✨ #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded
✨"In silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves." ---Rumi✨ #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact
On his skateboard exploring the city with his friends, he came over to share a moment in stillness together. Much wisdom in his friendliness towards life. It's been a wonderful experience sitting in my birth city of Oslo during a fall/winter holiday
Came upon this picture from a few weeks ago and remembered; no reason needed to be happy✨ #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact
“We need silence to be able to touch souls." --- Mother Teresa Grateful for this moment with Kris✨ #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact Please consider supporting on: www.circlesofspace.com/co
I've had an idea for quite some time that I hope will become a reality in the near future; having "connection stations" in downtown locations around the world, for anyone to sit down to share silence with fellow beings. Everyone will know t
Walking on the street, sitting on the bus, shopping groceries; there are endless moments for us to celebrate life by sharing our light with each other. It's common to think that something needs to be sorted out first, but it's actually the other way
"We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep." ---William James This deeper connection that we all share, is becoming clearer to an increasing number of people. If not, I would have nothing to do. Grat
Grateful for a moment of simply being with Jennifer✨ #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact
To simply be. Look. Breathe. This is "quality time". Grateful for this connection💛 #circlesofspace #seeandbeseen #connection #nowordsneeded #streetart #eyecontact