JUST LIVING
in the moment
This is an invitation for YOU to share your story from a moment in time. A core-memory that is viscerally unforgettable. It is a memory in which you feel you were truly present and JUST LIVING.
In Japanese, there is a proverb called Ichigo Ichie. It can be translated in many ways but the main meaning is “one time, one opportunity, or in this moment. It is a practice of being present in all moments and striving to truly JUST LIVE fully in each of them to make them meaningful and memorable. It is an awareness that all moments are fleeting and can never be replicated in the same way.
This concept and way of being inspired the JUST LIVING project.
In 2014, I curated the first JUST LIVING exhibition. I had turned 40 that year and wanted to create a project that involved the community. It was my way to celebrate my journey and the connections made, the experiences lived, and the moments that I was a part of. It was a great success. It is 2024, I am now 50 and in deep reflection of the passage of time.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary, I am asking the global community to share their stories. It is a way to unite us in this “one” lifetime” through a thread of moments that made up this journey. The intention is to curate an inclusive rather than exclusive project that celebrates the uniqueness of our individuality and the entanglement and interconnections to each other, our surroundings, and our universe in this moment.
SUBMISSIONS rules:
SHARE a story with a visual from when you felt you were present and JUST LIVING. Describe it viscerally, through each of your senses so we can re-live this core memory with you. Imagine you are writing a postcard from the past to the present, sharing the details of this unforgettable memory. Tell us what it felt like, describe the surroundings, the smells, the temperature, who you were with, where you were, the year, the time of day, and most of all why this this moment is memorable for you. Share it with a word, a sentence, or a paragraph. This is a practice of reflection, creativity, and storytelling.
IMAGERY: Each image will be printed as a postcard style. Please send a file that is large enough for clarity. (Please feel free to contact me with the details of the size. If your file is smaller and blurry, we will do our best to make it work )
AUDIO: You can also submit an audio recording of your story. This will be shared as part of the exhibition experience.
HOW to submit: Send to email jennifercloutier11@gmail.com via standard email or WeTransfer.
DEADLINE: November 28th /2024
INTENTIONS :
To curate a collection of stories and visuals that will be shared online with the global community. As well as an in-person exhibition in which the local community can connect and be a part of. It is an intention to celebrate & share the stories from around the world, the human experience of being here.
EXHIBITION: In person this fall 2024, I will curate the JUST LIVING project for the community to connect and participate in. Each photo with the corresponding story will be hung to be viewed. The place, time, and other special details of this event will be released in the near future.
ONLINE: Social media, and website platforms. With your permission, each of these submissions will be shared for the global community to read and enjoy. They will be presented on Instagram, Facebook, and The Flaneur Way website, Jennifer Cloutier.com This will be an ongoing share from the date it opens and onwards.
INCLUSIVE :
The Flaneur Way proudly stands behind inclusiveness, authenticity, and creativity beyond any barrier or border. We welcome submissions from all ages, all walks of life, locally and globally, all demographics, nationalities, you, them, and everyone.
INSPIRATION :
The JUST LIVING project inspires the act of true authenticity and expression, rather than how well it is written or how good the story is. So I invite you NOW to dive into your archives and journals to find this core memory to share with others. It can be from your travels, or everyday moments on your own, with friends, or with family. It can be simple and mundane to extraordinary. This is your story, your journey, that THE FLANEUR WAY is looking forward to celebrating with the world.
INVESTMENT
EXHIBITION / ONLINE: To be part of the exhibition on Dec 7th, a suggestion amount of $10.00 + plus ( pay what you can ) to help pay for printing, presentation, and curation of an exhibition.
Payment options: E-transfers - jennifercloutier11@gmail.com
ONLINE: for those who would like to only participate in the ONLINE part of this project, Donations are welcomed.
All funds raised will go directly to the social curation of the JUST LIVNG project. As well as future events, exhibitions, and experiences by THE FLANEUR WAY.
THE FLANEUR WAY believes that everyone is an artist and has a story to tell. I am looking forward to curating the JUST LIVING project once again and receiving and sharing all your amazing unforgettable moments
“one encounter, one moment in time.
JENNIFER CLOUTIER from THE FLANEUR WAY
Immersive exhibition experience
DEC 7, 2024
As the seasons change, so do we, others, and our surroundings, as we are not separate but a part of the journey.
A souvenir a sense of time invites you to embark on a multisensorial journey to travel to the past, present, and all that states in between, to discover and connect with yourself, others and worlds through the seasons and senses.
It is a multi-sensorial immersive experience, interactive installation, and performance that shares the memories from the places and spaces inhabited, the encounters and connections made and experiences lived through a passage of time.
Merging alchemy of creative expressions, mindful practices, rituals, and storytelling to engage your presence and immerse you in the moment.
Each season a new curated immersive experience is created to reflect it’s essence and evoke memories that define our experience as unique and entangled.
SOUVENIR / A SENSE of time
SEASON: Fall / Winter
DATE: DEC 7th
Entry fee: Early bird pricing ends on Nov 19th Following week $33.00 .
