Early in the morning on 29 August 29 2005: Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States + “Pine Tree: HOPE 2005” Catherine L. Johnson + Allen Toussaint’s “The Bright Mississippi”
August 29, 2015 by catherineljohnson
Pine Tree: HOPE Catherine L. Johnson 2005X
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In commemoration of Hurricane Katrina.
Ten years ago,
the devastating impact/decision making of our American government
revealed to the world
the existence of our raw systemic/structural injustices of race and poverty,
and,
the American delta city of New Orleans,
renown for its heart; charm; fleur-de-lis and creative genius,
was the irreversible graphic image/evidence of this irrefutable fact.
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Early in the morning on August 29, 2005,
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States.
When the storm made landfall, it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
it brought sustained winds of 100–140 miles per hour
–and stretched some 400 miles across.
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New Orleans,
in turn,
showed the world the meaning of
resilience
and
the spiraling life force
of
what it means to prevail
no matter the tempest
like the pine tree.
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The healing and restoration is still a clarion, a spiraling force, moving forward
as a mighty river, a heal/thy artery that fuels the body & soul.
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In the week following the physical/psychic horror and inhumanity,
I created the Pine Tree: HOPE series as a luminous prayer for/to
hold up to the light
the survivors in that time of deafening despair + terror.
The work calls out Martin Buber’s distinction between
the I-Thou relationship
and
the I-It relationship.
The sacred Thou in all.
No we v. the other.
The practice of the Golden Rule which is empathy.
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The first Pine Tree: HOPE 2005
was exhibited at Holly Hunt, Minneapolis,
from September- December 2005.
Christine Hartman, General Manager of Holly Hunt, Minneapolis,
selected the work for the showroom.
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The Pine Tree: HOPE 2005 (above) will on exhibit at
INSTINCT ART GALLERY,
21 November- 15 January 2016,
in the EMPATHY exhibition.
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Please click twice on the image to enlarge.
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Blessings to all who prevailed and who endured profound losses and grief.
You are not forgotten.
Your RISE is the dawn of amazing GRACE.
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Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi
Allen Toussaint – piano and vocal
Don Byron – clarinet
Nicholas Payton – trumpet
Marc Ribot – acoustic guitar
David Piltch – upright bass
Jay Bellerose – drums and percussion
Brad Mehldau – piano
Joshua Redman – tenor saxophone
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