The pictures produced by Weijia depict so clearly, firstly, what planet Earth could offer, by way of peace and harmony in an ideal environment and, secondly, how we might warm people’s hearts to think of future generations. This is what is needed to motivate us all. Posted by Zepto.

New piece was posted by WQ, PR, and TT. It is exhibited in Gallery Room 2.

23. Warm Our Hearts

In response to the crisis of ‘Global Warming’, the Greenpeace movement has produced  an inspiring catch-phrase to symbolise the issues and encourage us to take meaningful action:

“Warm Our Hearts, Not Our Planet”

On the occasion of the Helsinki Summit in July, 2018, active members of Greenpeace put two massive banners, displaying this message,  on the Kallio Church bell tower, in Helsinki. Motivated by this episode, Weijia Qi created an original art work in which what needs to be done to stop the present environmental crisis is nicely visualized.

ⓒWeijia Qi 2019

The picture shows that the heart is warmed by our hands, then, with this ‘change of heart’ we shut off all fires and burners which heat our Planet. Finally, our Planet would be saved from the human-caused crisis by the efforts of a great many people who are motivated by creative contributions such as Weijia’s work here.

Future people will come to know all of the facts around this major crisis and will heartily appreciate present people's passionate hearts which will have saved our Planet from the critically endangered biosphere.

 

 New piece was posted by TT. It is exhibited in Gallery Room 2.


 22. Remember Me

Believers of most religions and of none are deeply moved by the  crucifixion of Jesus Christ. At that moment, a thief, also crucified beside Jesus, prayed, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus replied, “Today you will be in Paradise with me” (Luke 23:42-43).

In an ecumenical community in Taizé, France, a short song shown below is sung repeatedly in the gathering for prayer.

Jesus, Remember Me 

Text: Taizé Community, 1981. Music: Jacques Berthier, 1981. The note was reprinted from ⓒTaize: Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, France, by permission

Remote future people will feel serious pain due to the self-centred activities of present people. It seems inevitable that future people might feel the desire to punish us. However, if we turn away from our selfish behaviour, and pray for forgiveness, it may not be inconceivable that future people will remember us, forgive us, and recover the whole humanly relations with us.

The remote future cannot be a Paradise only by its existence. But, we can hope that the remote future can be a real Paradise. It may be conceivable that future people regret the past which resulted in serious damage to nature. They will be tempted to create a better world by themselves ignoring the past. At that moment, if they hear a voice of present people, repeating “Remember me”, they will be moved by the passionate feeling of longing for the paradise in their future.