Ciaran Buttress
The More Than Enough Meal
A synthesis of The Japanese Tea Ceremony, The Eucharist, and contemporary socially engaged fine art practice.
A place were art is actively experienced and becomes the catalyst for community.
When Guest arrived They were guided through rituals in order to prepare them for a time of self awareness and communal intimacy.
季節が変わるでも. 季節の移ろい．The theme of the evening, Even thought the seasons change is submitted to by each guest as the enter the tea room below it.
I have been experimenting with socialy engaged art practice, as well as collaborative art, to curate art that is centered around relationship. What does community expressed through art, ritual, and ceremony offer that individualistic creation cannot? Bringing together two socio-religious rituals of east and west, this particular event reflects the structure of the Japanese tea ceremony, but focuses on the changing of the artworks to create a journey for the guests. In other sessions, I have combined the tea ceremony with aspects of the Christian eucharist to invoke new ways of social thinking through contrasting yet similar cultural ceremonies.