Jonah Cacioppe- The Openness of Being
June 08 - June 26
This exhibition aims at exploring the nature consciousness, in particular the experience of nondual consciousness, described by many of the world's philosophies & religions, such as Advaita Vedanta or Zen. Vedanta suggests that consciousness is in essence a unified whole, peaceful, undivided & limitless, the ground of life itself.
This body of work aims to reflect the state of nondual awareness, conveying a sense of limitless space & peace, not as qualities separate from the viewer, but as imminent. Qualities that are part & parcel of consciousness itself.
My practice is based upon the conviction that consciousness itself, our very Being-ness, is actually more beautiful than any object of consciousness. This openness of Being, within which life's many wonders take place, is perhaps the most amazing aspect of life, and the defining feature of our humanity.
It is hoped that this work will inspire one's own enquiry into the nature of awareness, so that then, as the Buddha said of Nirvana, we realise our own consciousness as;
“infinite & shining everywhere.”
