Cycle of Solace No. 2

A ritual of silent sharing. Light the candle, open the envelope, write what you need to wash away, invite another. Place the paper in the bowl full of water. Each sentiment dissolves within seconds. Dennissa Young and I invited members of our community to partake in a relational performance. After each person had placed their paper in the bowl of water, the two of us carried the bowl, barefoot, to the nearest natural stream in the heart of Boston, bearing the vulnerabilities of our audience and environment.

Tea lights with envelopes in dramatic lighting at SMFA Boston MA Madeleine Kobold photography

Ritual circle of objects around a low bowl of water in SMFA Boston MA Madeleine Kobold photo

Students in a circle interacting with ritual objects in SMFA Boston MA Madeleine Kobold photo

Artists barefoot carrying ritual low bowl through Boston MA Madeleine Kobold photography

Barefoot artists pouring water out of a ritual low bowl in Boston MA Madeleine Kobold photo

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 2015 Photos by Madeleine Kobold