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    Sitting Still: Contemplation and Creation, Anne Beffel and Students from the University of Memphis and Syracuse University

    Sitting Still: Contemplation and Creation, Anne Beffel and Students from the University of Memphis and Syracuse University

    Art Museum of the University of Memphis

    February 23-April 12, 2008

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    The Art Museum of the University of Memphis (AMUM) and New York based artist Anne Beffel invite you to experience "Sitting Still: Contemplation and Creation, Anne Beffel and Students from the University of Memphis and Syracuse University." The event is free and open to the public. "Sitting Still" allows the audience to discover different perspectives through the simple act of sitting still and observing videos of daily scenes, ranging from those that inspire awe to those that compel to participate and intervene. It uses fast-paced new media communication forms such as video and Web sites with an emphasis on slowing down. "he great thing about these videos is that they can be shared with others,"? Beffel says. "My hope is that one person at a time we will build a more contemplative, connected culture, a peaceful alternative to conflict. This is a contemporary version of pen pals, using technology to share scenes from our lives.? Beffel works to reverse the common chaos of everyday life into a method that will inspire people to stop, look, listen, and chronicle their worlds as they unfold?. She drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including her interest in the Dali Lama and Rosa Parks. Although both individuals come from very different environments and positions, they have drawn strength and courage from stillness, which has impacted the world in profound ways. "This February marks the 48th anniversary of the sit-ins of Ronald Martin, Robert Patterson, and Mark Martin at a F.W. Woolworth luncheon counter in Greensboro, N.C., and of the Nashville sit-ins that lasted through May 1960,"? Beffel says. "Those were all non-violent and contemplative attempts to overcome differences, in this case to end racial segregation."

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      February 23-April 12, 2008

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      Art Museum of the University of Memphis

      142 Communication and Fine Arts Building Memphis, TN 38152

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