buddhism
Seeking calm, 2017. Digital image for print (edition tbd)
Please refer to my previous blog entry, "Digital Man," and you will see why meditation is in order. The two extremes of electronic psychology: uncontrollably burned out vs. willfully plugged in.
Buddha Resisting Mara, 2016. Painted ceramic, wood, electronics, and wire.
A little sculpture / study of Buddha meditating beneath the Bodhi tree. To his left, is Mara assumes the appearance of death. To his right, Mara is the illusion of life. The branches of the tree are full of so many little resistors, pursuing their own journey to enlightenment.
The Shrine of Enlightenment through Diminishing Resistance. Kelly Heaton, November, 2015
Here's another vignette from The Electronic Sculpture Garden. An important facet of the relationship between people and electronics is the profound realization that everything is energy. Energy flows through our bodies, is transformed in an orderly fashion to produce work, and therefore we are alive. Energy flows through a circuit, is transformed in an orderly fashion to produce work, and therefore the circuit is "live." A better understanding of electronic design is a path to better understanding of our own beingness. In this little sketch, energy flows through resistors that have been painted with the colors of an eastern Bodhisattva. The controlled current and voltage drop across LEDs creates light,similar to the aura that emanates from an enlightened being.
