Psychreative: Lorna McNeur, “Mannahatta: Depth Psychology and Urbanism”
March 1, 2024 at 04:56PM
Mannahatta, the once beautiful and sacred ceremonial island to the Manhattan Lenape Tribe, has become a totally gridded urban metropolis, with painfully little green space, except at the centre of the island. Manhattan sits at the heart & centre of New York City. Central Park sits at the heart & centre of Manhattan. The now buried reservoir, sits at the heart & centre of Central Park. This 12 minute video proposes a reinstatement of this reservoir, into which would be placed a memorial sacred ceremonial island of Mannahatta.The story of this island, is the story of the planet; sacred earthly beauty ignored, trodden, and gridded, used and abused as products for monetary gain.
Lorna McNeur is an academic, architect, and artist, who is currently Chair of the Cambridge Jungian Circle and is a Retired Cambridge University Lecturer in Architecture. She has published, lectured, and exhibited her work internationally, most notably at the Whitney Museum NYC, and The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge UK. She taught architecture (philosophy/design/phenomenology) for thirty years in New York, Canada, and Cambridge UK. Ceramic Sculpture and video making are two of her current passions. Website: Alchemy of Art & Architecture; www.lornamcneur.online
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