- Praise-poems for the ancestors
- The flowering of Mongolian calligraphy from Mother Earth
- The union of nature and language arts
- Poetry heard in pictures, pictures growing from poetry
- What can an artists do to save Mother Earth?
Thirty
years ago, the poet G.Mend-Ooyo wrote a poem called "Mother Earth," for
which the composer R.Enhbazar wrote music. Performed by the snger
B.Badaruugan, this work connected with people's hearts, expressing the
meaning of taking care of Mother Earth.
During the
period of political change, human civilisation has sought progress on
the one hand, and has laid waste on the other hand to the treasures of
the earth, has thus been losing the ecological battle, and is now
approaching the edge of extinction.
In such times, the
ideas behind this poem "Mother Earth" are all the more valuable, they
bring a connection between the human heart and Mother Earth, and they
make us think about how we are all children to the same mother.
Global
warming, the melting of the polar ice, sunned flash-floods, tidal
waves, droughts, earthquakes, the destruction of wild banimals and
beneficial trees and plants, and desertification all proceed from human
error, and all are connected with the loss of the natural system by
which the earth offers its riches without prejudice.
We must, then, consider the question as to how artists, living in today's world, might protect Mother Earth.
The
poet G.Mend-Ooyo and the artist D.Battümör have developed an exhibition
the written word, "Mother Earth" which directly addresses this theme.
Their visual and poetic artworks express a unitedattitude towards the
preservation of the earth and the natural world.
Another
aspect of this exhibition is that, in addition to looking into the
future, and by seeing in a clearer way the rich and valuable heritage
which humans have chosen to abandon throughout their history, we can
think about the importance and value of such things today.
"Mother Earth" will include calligraphic versions of some eighty of Mend-Ooyo's poems.
G.Mend-Ooyo's
poetic work is joined with imags in brush and ink of the artist
D.Battümör, revealing the new sensibilities of calligraphic and
figurative art. The exhibition will also present the new traditions of
Mongol calligraphy and language art.
The artistic work which comes
from our heart are the plants of wisdom growing in our Mother Earth.
People step upon the earth, they drink water and take nutrients from
Mother earth through the plants, and so take in the riches. The two
artists say that, with the work in this exhibition, they contribute the
light of their hearts, they repay the kindness of Mother Earth.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR THE EXHIBITION "MOTHER EARTH"
March 18 2011 11:40 Opening of the exhibition "Mother Earth".
March 18-24 2011 9:00-17:00 Exhibition open to the public.
March 19 2011 15:30 Poetry reading
March 21 2011 15:30 Launch of the book I Am Coming to You, which presents this poem of Mend-Ooyo's in thirty languages.
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