{"id":2135,"date":"2014-09-30T22:26:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T22:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecotropy.net\/php\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2014-09-30T22:26:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T22:26:36","slug":"reflections-on-the-weirs-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecotropy.net\/php\/2014\/09\/30\/reflections-on-the-weirs-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on the Weirs Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

This project came out of my love for these wild places, the materials, and the desire to familiarize myself with this forgotten space<\/p>\n

I wanted to raise awareness in our community about the beauty and magic of this place and the incredible forces that shaped and shape it in a continual evolution and to make the case for opening ourselves to experience the way that the \u201cin-between or undefined\u201d imbues our lives with the richness of mystery and discovery.<\/p>\n

The Flotsam Weirs also became a project where I explore the power and the creative spark that can come from the force of events beyond our control. I knitted together the refuse and detritus from rivers in our community to create a choreographed experience of beauty and art to help us find forgotten, dynamic, powerful, playful and devastated parts of who we are. I hope that you visit these weirs at the site, and that by taking the time to be there, you might find something forgotten and beautiful for yourselves.<\/p>\n

I am especially grateful to my family, the support of the Williamsburg Cultural Council, friends and to the talented Nikki Gardner\u00a0 <\/a> –\u00a0 the photos in this blog are hers and are amazing. For more photos from the local paper please visit the Gazette <\/a> – Thank you Taka!<\/p>\n

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