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Marion Long, Canadian (1882-1970), Young Soldier, |
Perspective; Perception: Guest curated by Jane Alison Breithaupt March 27 - August 29, 2011 Free Curator Talk: Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m.> In The Secret Life of Bees, writer Sue Monk Kidd explores the concept of community, family and personal authenticity during the civil rights era of the United States. A young teen needs to find answers to questions about her life. "The whole problem with people is…they know what matters, but they don't choose it." Our personal or collective perspective unconsciously filters what we see or experience around us. How do we make choices that are authentic in a world growing closer, faster, needier, meaner? Do we listen to our hearts, our belief system? Or to societal creed, social expectation, religious / political credo? The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery possesses a wealth of artworks by artists who explore the interdependence of the individual, society, nature and the future of humankind. Overwhelmingly the works themselves seem to offer a basic need for genuine compassion and respect for the other's dignity as a prerequisite for understanding and choosing "what matters most." August, an important character in The Secret Life of Bees and a woman of wisdom and compassion, explains, "You know some things don't matter much, Lily. Like the colour of a house. How big is that in the overall scheme of life? But lifting a person's heart - that matters."
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