The Finger and the Moon Blog

This blog is part of the Finger and the Moon Project by artist Liuba (NET) and is meant to share thoughts, material and information about the work in progress as well as diverse beliefs and spiritualities in a dialogue oriented perspective. We would like to become a platform for the sharing of ideas, knowledge, curiosities, art, meditation and research by artists, sociologists, anthropologists, lay and religious people, volunteers, curators and writers who are working toward and headed in the same direction.

Questo blog è parte del progetto artistico 'The Finger and the Moon' dell'artista italiana Liuba (NET) e desidera essere un contenitore aperto a contributi che lavorino sulla direzione del dialogo fra diverse vie di spiritualità, col proposito di raccogliere informazioni e punti di vista da differenti prospettive e con contributi artistici, antropologici, religiosi, sociologici, filosofici, pratici e teorici.

"ALL RELIGIONS ARE LIKE FINGERS POINTING TO THE MOON. WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS TO LOOK BEYOND THE FINGER”

Project Video

The Finger and the Moon 1 2 short extract.

Vivekenanda

“Vivekenanda, il grande mistico indiano, viaggiava alla fine dell’800 negli Stati Uniti per far conoscere l’induismo. A San Francisco, alla fine di una sua conferenza, una signora americana si alzò e gli chiese: “Non pensa che il mondo sarebbe più bello se ci fosse una sola religione per tutti gli uomini?” “No” rispose Vivekenanda, “Forse sarebbe ancora più bello se ci fossero tante religioni quanti sono gli uomini” Tiziano Terzani, Lettera dall’Himalaya

Backstage photos of The Finger and the Moon #3 in Genoa

Posted on: December 13th, 2012 by Liuba 1 Comment

The Finger and the Moon #3 has been prepared by almost a year of research and contacts in Genoa. Artist Liuba, supported by anthropologist Barbara Caputo, spent time in Genoa investigating the human geography, searching for various religious communities in town, visiting them and explaining the project to them, in order to recruiting people who wish to perform with Liuba.

The process of meeting and involving people in the performance is part of the piece and it’s documented by photos, videos and writings. We believe that art needs to go out of museums and galleries, and it must become an integral part of the fabric of our society.

Here are some pictures: