Cira Crowell and Christopher Michel “Envisioning Ecstasy”
Tibet House
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Envisioning Ecstasy features documentary and conceptual imagery expressing the kaleidoscopic experience of the Kalachakra Initiation and the complexity of life in remote Ladakh, India. The root of the word ecstasy, ek- “out,” and stasis “stand,” conveys the simultaneous outer and inner visions of the two photographers, mirroring the transcendent nature of the Kalachakra teachings. The treasured Kalachakra, “Wheel of Time,” teachings are a once secretive ritual that brought wisdom to the mythical Shambhala and continue to be of great benefit to Tibetans and the world today. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama bestowed the 33rd Kalachakra Initiation in Ladakh, India in July 2014.
The catalogue for Envisioning Ecstasy is available along with a clothbound book 108 Visions: Ladakh During The Kalachakra.
Cira Crowell (MA Savannah College of Art and Design) uses photography, illustration and animation to explore the phenomena of visible and idioretinal light. Her recent travels include Iceland, India, Bhutan, Japan and remote Himalayan Nepal. Cira enjoyed a solo show at Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica and is releasing four photography books, Envisioning Ecstasy, 108 Visions: Ladakh During the Kalachakra, In the Shadow of Spirit Mountain in collaboration with Roshi Joan Halifax and is currently working on a book about the Himalayan Gorkha District of Nepal before the recent earthquake. She lives in Los Angeles and Santa Fe.
Christopher Michel (MBA Harvard) photographs extreme locations like the South Pole, Everest, The Korean DMZ, Papua New Guinea, and the edge of space (aboard a U-2 spy plane). He has photographed a variety of global leaders, including the 14th Dalai Lama. His prolific work is featured regularly in print, online and was most recently on display at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art near Copenhagen. Chris is the editor at Explorers, travels extensively and lives in San Francisco.
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Schedule
from May 20, 2015 to June 26, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-05-20 from 18:00 to 20:00