W.L. Lyons Brown Library
Thomas Merton Center
Bellarmine University
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"Merton's goal for the photographs was one of spiritual and intellectual transcendence, but they function on an aesthetic level so pure as to be visually transcendent as well. That's almost too much to expect from photographs and an achievement not often seen these days." |
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Evan Gillespie, Tribune Correspondent |
Reviews of A Hidden Wholeness:
Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City
Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville
A Hidden Wholeness: Exhibition Dates and Venues
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"Merton photography 'almost dizzying' on aesthetic and intellectual levels." |
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Steve Euvino, South Bend Tribune |
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| #1 Solitary Chair | #2 Branch and Leaves | #3 Bark |
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| #4 Bare Branch and Rock | #5 Rock with Shadows | #6 Open Barn Door |
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| #7 Trees | #8 Tree in Blossom | #9 Barn Doors and Weeds |
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| #10 Branches | #11 Blossoms | #12 Monastery Window |
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| #13 Silhouetted Tree | #14 Silhouetted Tree Trunk | #15 Bare Woods |
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| #16 Wooded Glade | #17 Solitary Tree on Hillside | #18 Window Frame |
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| #19 Basket and Tree Root | #20 Basket | #21 Basket (Detail) |
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| #22 Basket (Detail) | #23 Basket | #24 Window |
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| #25 Rock and Shoots | #26 Broken Rock and Grass | #27 Rocks and Root |
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| #28 Root | #29 Root | #30 Root |
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| #31 Window in Side of Barn | #32 Watering Can at Hermitage | #33 Ladder and Chair |
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| #34 Wheel Barrow at Hermitage | #35 Tracks in Snow | |
A Hidden Wholeness:
The Zen Photography of Thomas Merton
Exhibition Dates and Venues
McGrath Art Gallery, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky. 19th November 2004 - 5th January 2005.
Grace Albrecht Gallery, Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio. 26th August 2005 - 25th September 2005.
Brincka Gallery, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, Indiana. 10th December 2006 - 26th February 2006.
Vancouver School of Theology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 3rd July 2006
St. Andrew's-Wesley Church, 1012 Nelson Street, (Corner of Burrard & Nelson), Vancouver, BC., Canada. 31st July 2006 - 1st September 2006.
Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago, Illinois. 28th October 2006 - 15th January 2007.
Martin de Porres Center, 2330 Airport Drive, Columbus, Ohio. 2nd July 2007 - 5th Septemb
Muhammad Ali Center, One Muhammad Ali Plaza, 144 N. Sixth Street, Louisville, KY 40202. 18th March 2008 - June 15th 2008.
American Benedictine Academy, Sacred Heart Monastery/Mount Marty College, Yankton SD. 7th August 2008 - 10th August 2008.
Nazareth College, Rochester, NY. June - September 2009.
If you are interested in the possibility of borrowing this exhibit please contact Dr. Paul M. Pearson at the Thomas Merton Center.
Copyright (c) The Thomas
Merton Center at Bellarmine University. All rights reserved.
Photographs copyright of the Merton Legacy Trust. Not to be used without written permission.