A glimpse of the Body Psalms Project, by American artist Tim Holmes and Tim Ljunggren who participated in one of the performances. This 5-minute film gives a taste of the work Tim Holmes is doing to re-evaluate the body in a capitalist world, where the flesh is reduced to a commodity. Hermitage curator Sergie Androsov says, “There are many artists who are famous but in my opinion they are not the best. It's better to find other artists, masters like Tim Holmes, who are perhaps not so well known but whose work is interesting and groundbreaking.“ To subscribe to weekly insights into Tim's work, see: www.patreon.com/timholmes #timholmesstudio #timholmes #patreon #patreonartist #art #artist For educational purposes only. (Version 15.sy)

I quite love the way the text unfolds on the bodies we see in these films. This is a snippet of poetry by the 16th century female Hindi poet Mirabai. Here a number of aesthetic delights combine; feminine beauty, calligraphy, jewelry, lovely skin, gentle dance, powerful music, a mystical message, etc. Even the script morphs from Hindi into English in a subtle way. I think that while our minds can understand the concept suggested well enough, our bodies are what find such profound loveliness in fearless sensuous celebration. If we keep our eyes sharp they can be found all around us.

A portion of the 2011 documentary The Moving Art of Tim Holmes, by Austrian filmmaker Karin Wally. This 7 min. excerpt offers glimpses of the films and reflections on the Body Psalms films by a curator, a priest, a dancer and others.

From the Body Psalms, a series of short films to re-evaluate the body in a capitalist world, I quite love the way the text unfolds on the bodies we see in these films. This is a snippet of poetry by the 16th century female Hindi poet Mirabai. Here a number of aesthetic delights combine; feminine beauty, calligraphy, jewelry, lovely skin, gentle dance, powerful music, a mystical message, etc. Even the script morphs from Hindi into English in a subtle way. I think that while our minds can understand the concept suggested well enough, our bodies are what find such profound loveliness in fearless sensuous celebration. If we keep our eyes sharp they can be found all around us. Maybe the reason we don't see angels everywhere, is that they're so common!

We hunger for the flesh! Flesh and spirit long for one another. The human appears out of the mist, skin after skin, young and old in all their beauty. Each of us is the incarnation, the WORD, the walking scripture.

What's the use of suffering? Plenty! -From the Body Psalms, a series of short films to re-evaluate the body in a capitalist world.

Tim Holmes is a sculptor/ philosopher/ filmmaker creating art for social evolution. He was the first American artist ever exhibited solo in the world's largest art museum, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, where his sculptures remain on permanent exhibit. He designed many international peace awards such as the UN Women's Peace Prize and Freedom to Create Award. His work has gained notice among some of the world's peacemakers, from the Chinese dissident students of Tiananmen Square to the Physicians for Social Responsibility. President Jimmy Carter, President Vaclav Havel, and Coretta Scott King are among Holmes' best-known collectors. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Imagine what it would be like to have a whole community celebration centered on the beauty and deep sacredness of the beauty of nature and the human body. Perhaps in 100 years we will hear this from our youth...