WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry (2024)
NOoSPHERE Arts’ guiding philosophy is the holistic view that sees the world not as a collection of separate objects, but rather as a web of relations between the various parts of a unified whole. Modern physics proves what mystical traditions have always known: all parts of the cosmos are interconnected and everything is in a state of dynamic flow.
The constant flux of nature gives rise to novel and diverse forms. A healthy organism integrates emerging variations without losing balance. In these times of opposing factions at seemingly every turn, it is helpful to remember that a multitude of colors and shapes are needed to make up the rich, resplendent, and resilient tapestry that is life. We are all part of a web in which no part is more fundamental than any other.
NOoSPHERE Arts’ longtime mentor and collaborator, leading systems thinker Fritjof Capra, says that ecological awareness, at the deepest level, is the intuitive awareness of the oneness of all life, the interdependence of its multiple manifestations and its cycles of change and transformation. He suggests that spirituality could be defined as the mode of consciousness in which we feel connected to the cosmos as a whole. We now know that whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
Presented by NOoSPHERE Arts as part of the annual WE ARE NATURE Rooftop Series / @noospherearts
NOoSPHERE Arts’programs are made possible in part with public support from the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) Creative Equation’s Fund supported by Howard Gilman Foundation, and Broadway Stages.
Sat, June 22: 7- 10 PM
WE ARE NATURE:
Solstice Event
Season Opening Event
Sat, July 27: 2-8 PM
WE ARE NATURE:
Wildflower Festival
Dance, Music, Art, and Play across the roofs
Sat, August 24: 6-8:30 PM
WE ARE NATURE:
Resonant Nature by Seema Lisa Pandya
A curated evening of events to celebrate and engage the site-specific installation (curated by the artist)
Sat, September 21: 5-8 PM
WE ARE NATURE:
Echos at Sundown
Climate Week Event
Sun, October 13: 6 PM
WE ARE NATURE:
Films on the Roofs
Climate-themed horror movie series
Sat, October 19: 12 - 6 PM
WE ARE NATURE:
Open House New York