THE COLOR OF VULNERABILITY IN MY HEART

Meditation and creativity with Jeppe Hein

video · 18 minutes

When we look inward, we approach states of wordless openness.

But on the way to these states, we usually need words. We need language to connect with the languageless.

In this video, Jeppe Hein points to another path: The path of colors.
We start by drawing a heart.
Without performance, without intention. Just a heart.
From there we feel our own heart. Feel it wordlessly. Its strength. But also its vulnerability.

‘'Does this vulnerability have a color?' asks Jeppe.
After which, with our own non-performing creativity as a guide, we are invited to unfold our heart-color landscape.
We are invited to let creativity both examine and respond to how it is possible to protect, to nuance, to embrace and support our vulnerability.

 

Jeppe Hein

is part of the Kontemplation team, where he teaches and supervises the course Internal practice and working life. Regularly sitting in retreat is an integral part of his life, and he brings his meditative practice into both his everyday life and his artistic work.

In Kontemplation, Jeppe contributes with ongoing input to creative processes, a generous heart presence and as a continuous source of inspiration in the team.

He is a trained carpenter and later a visual artist from the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and the Städelschule in Frankfurt. He finds inspiration in Klitmøller and the rest of the world, works in his studio in Berlin, and exhibits internationally with interactive sculptures, decorations and site-specific installations.

In his art he combines contemplative practice with a playful and sensual approach to the encounter between people. He is behind the project, among other things Breathe With Me, which was launched at the UN headquarters in New York in 2020.

He lives in Klitmøller with his wife Silke, their four children and their dog Lani.
He has been involved in Kontemplation since 2021.

 

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