TEA HUT OF MIRACULOUS POWERS: A WAYSTOP ALONG THE PATH OF PLANETARY TRANSFORMATION
HEAD OF TIDES PRESERVE:
JULY 14TH, 002023 4-7PM
JULY 15TH, 002023, 8-10AM
in collaboration with Waterfall Arts and Coastal Mountains Land Trust.
A performative inhabitation of Shed of Tides, Head of Tide Preserve, 91 Doak Road, Belfast.
For our micro-residency at Shed of Tides, reimagined the Head of Tide Trail as an itinerary along the path of planetary transformation. And we activated the Shed of Tides as a tea hut waystop along that path. We welcomed visitors walking along the path to pause and—in the midst of the vast planetary transformations taking place—experience the “miraculous” within the everyday: the brewing, sipping, and sharing of a simple cup of tea.
Our inspiration and point of departure for the project is a ninth century Zen story called: The Old Woman’s Miraculous Powers. In the story, a woman invites traveling monks to her tea hut beside the road. She challenges them to show her their “miraculous powers.” When they fail to respond, she offers them the “miracle” that she experiences everyday in her tea hut: brewing and pouring cups of tea.
