“Human/Nature: The Incredible Oneness of Things” is the title of Jan Philips art show featured in the Great Hall of St. Paul’s Cathedral from April 21 to May 19. St. Paul’s, in conjunction with Simpler Living (our Creation Care Ministry) honors earth month with this exhibit.
- Opening reception April 21 at 12 pm in the Great Hall.
- Closing reception May 19, at 12 pm in the Great Hall.
Exhibit hours:
Monday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm (by appointment)
Sunday, 8 am – 2 pm / 4:30 – 6:30 pm
To schedule an appointment please email Kathleen Burgess (burgessk@stpaulcathedral.org), Director of Administration Operations, attention “Human/Nature Exhibit tour”.
From the artist:
I became a photographer the same year I became a social activist—1975. My activism was a reponse to the homophobia I experienced in my church, family, and college classroom; the sexism I experienced in the workplace and society; and the growing number of nuclear weapons being amassed around the world that made me fearful and anxious. I was a lesbian/feminist/peace activist with a specific agenda: to use my photographs to promote awareness and provoke action for justice and peace.
I created a slideshow of peacemakers and rallies in the U.S. and Canada and made a peace pilgrimage around the world showing Focus on Peace to audiences from Nagasaki to Newcastle. I created an exhibition of photos from my childhood to adulthood called Born Gay, with captions that articulated the conflicts I dealt with from kindergarten to the convent. Behind everything was an awareness that a “picture is worth a thousand words.”
These photographs here surfaced like hidden treasures, coming together in pairs on my tabletop as I sorted through images from the past to the present. They spoke to me—not in any literal way, not about anything explainable or cerebral—but in a mystical and mysterious way. They spoke of oneness, connectedness, sacred ties between Earth and her creatures.
In each frame are two images, but they evoke a third thing: a feeling, an awakening, a moment of awe—or whatever it is you feel as you stand before each one. My hope is that your feeling as a sacred Earthling is amplified. That you see more clearly your own Divinity and awaken to the reality that you and are are the Light of the World.
Jan Phillips, April 2024
Jan Philips teaches TEDx attendees how thought manifests into reality.
