Conceptualizing & Capturing Energy
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Anahata Musick, founder of Yoga & Wellness, Columbia, SC
Conceptualizing & Capturing Energy is the title of my ongoing project to understand and document diverse definitions of energy across societies. Many of us use or hear the word “energy” on a daily basis, but how many of us can put words to its meaning? Many people associate energy with Einstein’s equation of E=mc², but few know that “energy” was once a term to designate aggressive speech or action in a social context. Since then, the word’s meaning has diverged to accommodate diverse groups of people across the planet. This project works provides a cross-cultural exploration of energy in just a few of its expressions; from nuclear energy technology to ancestral Polynesian energy.
““Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy””
My photo book, Capturing Energy, aims to work at the latter half of my thesis title (to ‘capture’), while my research paper works towards to former (to ‘conceptualize’). You can now purchase Capturing Energy here:
Capturing Energy: A Photo Book
Journey through this book to catch a glimpse into just a few of energy's countless forms across the Earth. Capturing Energy features photographs from the home of a Kundalini yogic master in Columbia, South Carolina, to Gnawa musicians whose music echos through the hot air of the Moroccan dessert. Take this visual journey to discover new definitions and modes of energy, challenge your framework, and help fight our planet's energy crisis.
-A Visual Anthropologist
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