The Cultural Institute of Radical Contemporary Arts (CIRCA) has announced its New Year programme, CIRCA 20:23, with Dalai Lama's exhibition, 'The Art of Hope' exhibition. The show includes a daily public screening of a message of hope and oneness from Dalai Lama, throughout January, on London's iconic Piccadilly Lights, at 20:23 local time.
The 14th Dalai Lama, one of the most influential figures of our time, calls on the world to consider hope and the oneness of humanity with this 3-minute animation created in collaboration with CIRCA.
The 87-year-old spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and the US Congressional Gold Medal in 2006.
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The four life commitments of the Nobel laureate are promoting human values – kindness and compassion, religious harmony, preservation of Tibetan culture and environment, and revival of Ancient Indian Wisdom.
Addressing the world in a video message recorded inside his office in Dharamshala, India, where the spiritual leader lives in exile, the Dalai Lama said: "I am trying to promote the sense of oneness of 7 billion human beings. This world, we have to live together."
CIRCA has released an official letter from the spiritual leader:
"We must continually consider the oneness of humanity, remembering that we all want to be happy. And indeed, everyone has a right to a happy life. Along the way, we may be faced with problems, but we must not lose hope. We must keep up our determination without being impatient to achieve quick results."
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'The Art of Hope' was developed by CIRCA in response to their 2023 manifesto, 'Hope: The Art of Reading What Is Not Yet Written'.
Josef O'Connor, Artistic Director, CIRCA, comments: "We are extremely grateful and honoured to launch the CIRCA 20:23 programme with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. In 2023, hope will be the central mission of CIRCA. Recognizing its birth. Galvanizing its action. Offering hard-won hope. Whilst so many of our challenges are global and yet so much of our globe is deeply fragmented, this message of unity should give everyone reason for hope."
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CIRCA has also announced that a series of hopeful commissions will be broadcasted this year across its global platform. The organization has also invited the general public to visit the website to answer the question, 'How Do We Create Hope?'.
Published alongside a response from the Dalai Lama, an edited selection of contributions will comprise the first CIRCA book.
*Info: CIRCA