Exhibition held November 12, 2021 at Kungnip Chungang Pangmulgwan.
Contents:
Space : invitation to a tranquil journey, a time for contemplation, a space for contemplation -- Interview : facing a being of contemplation, a unique experience -- Interview : a time to experience contemplation and design creating the aura of a space -- Story : two pensive bodhisattva statues : beings lost in contemplation -- Artist's note : the world of the pensive bodhisattva, where it seems everything has returned to the beginning -- Interview : solemnly and quietly : above all, safely and carefully, as if dealing with living human beings -- Interview : a cultural icon drawing attention of people around the world beyond Korea -- Questions & answers : frequently-asked questions on the religious, artistic, and scientific aspects of the pensive bodhisattva statures -- Information : facts about the Korean national treasure statues of the pensive bodhisattva -- Essay : two pensive bodhisattva statues meet in the same place more than a thousand years after leaving their quiet temple homes -- Essay : the smile on the pensive bodhisattva statues : can art actually laugh? -- Contemporary art : pensive bodhisattva statues, responding slowly, little by little -- Interview : refresh yourself with the pensive bodhisattva statues on the Peaceful Hill in Zepeto World -- Goods : life with contemplation, pensive bodhisattvas beside me -- Visitors ; the moment dep emotion suddenly surges up.
Summary:
When you walk into the quiet, dark Room of Quiet Contemplation, an image of endlessly circulating water and infinitely expanding space greets you. As you step slowly following the glimmer of the dim light and feeling a sense of the divine transcending time and space, you encounter the two pensive bodhisattvas lost in thought, crossing 1400 years of time, religions, and ideologies. With their mystical smiles, the two pensive beings seem to be gazing into a different world, expressing compassion for our suffering, or maybe they have discovered the secrets of the universe. As you face the two pensive bodhisattvas, you feel ripples of emotional healing and peacefulness pass through you.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.