Apr
12
Open My Eyes
Posted by: lmairs | April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
take my tongue to task, pin
me in my tracks, forcing open
the where
of my ears and feet
take me into this place with care,
with memory,
with open eyes”
“Open My Eyes: Twelve Woodhaven Poems” is the title of a work by Nancy Holmes, Head, Department of Creative Studies at UBCO. The poems are accompanied by drawings by Tia McLennan, MFA graduate student. Both the words and the visuals draw upon the rich history of the preservation efforts of the land and the current and vital experience of being in Woodhaven as it emerges through the seasons. These poems and drawings will be mounted on the fence that marks the border of the park and can be seen for the first time during the Woodhaven Project Official Opening Saturday April 17.
Opening our eyes and genuinely seeing what is really in our presence can sometimes be a challenge. The pace of imagery in film and on screen is boggling in comparison to the pace in which ecosystems take to emerge from one way of being to another. The experience of being in Woodhaven causes a natural slow down that’s difficult to achieve when hard wired into technology. The peace of a place like this is available only if you want to have the experience.
Sometimes that pace can cause a random act of art. 
Something like this.
