The Writing Center, in collaboration with Heart and Mind Hub and Taragaon Next, organized the workshop ‘Forms of Abstraction: Subjectivity of Art and Holding Space for Discomfort’.
On May 21, we gathered at Taragaon Next to engage with abstract art created by different artists, and based on those works we tried to explore the idea of abstraction. As we worked in pairs, and tried to make meaning out of different art works, we delved deeper into the ways each one of us perceive art. We discovered similarities as well as differences in the process of meaning making; for some participants it brought back memories they cherished, while for others it brought a sense of discomfort. This made us ponder on where that discomfort was coming from, and if it was necessary to hold space for it.
Towards the end, leaning on abstract art as well as the idea of abstraction, we had the participants reflecting on how they struggled with connections and boundaries in their lives. The participants mentioned that these conversations filled them with questions and discomfort, but it was still important to hold space for those feelings.
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