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Stations of Silence Exhibition

Cave Capital catalyzes conversation around important issues of faith, hope, love and family with this new, powerful and experiential exhibit. Touching on themes of theodicy, suffering, and persecution, Stations of Silence highlights an often times overlooked period of history with an aesthetic that reflects reverence and simplicity as well as historical and cultural accuracy.

After Christianity was made illegal in Japan in the mid 17th century, many Christians and missionaries were persecuted for their faith and forced to apostasize or otherwise face death. Silence, a best selling novel by Japanese author Shusaku Endo, is based on this important yet forgotten perilous era. Inspired by the novel and the psychological and spiritual struggles of Christians in the region during that time, the Stations of Silence exhibit will feature 14 items (reflecting the 14 Stations of the Cross) and be set up in the style of a prayer walk or prayer labyrinth. Participants are invited to start at station #1 and be guided through their transmedia journey of Silence by contemporary art pieces, historical artifacts and multimedia pieces (video/audio) related to the themes of Endo’s novel as well as events of 17th century Japan. The exhibit seeks to contextualize the story of Silence as well as give viewers a sense of what it was like to follow Christ when it was illegal to do so in Japan.

Silence is being made into a motion picture directed by renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese set for release in the fall of 2016.











When: Thu., Oct. 20, 2016 - Mon., Nov. 7, 2016 at 6:00 pm
Where: Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
18 Bleecker St.
212-925-2812
Price: Free
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Cave Capital catalyzes conversation around important issues of faith, hope, love and family with this new, powerful and experiential exhibit. Touching on themes of theodicy, suffering, and persecution, Stations of Silence highlights an often times overlooked period of history with an aesthetic that reflects reverence and simplicity as well as historical and cultural accuracy.

After Christianity was made illegal in Japan in the mid 17th century, many Christians and missionaries were persecuted for their faith and forced to apostasize or otherwise face death. Silence, a best selling novel by Japanese author Shusaku Endo, is based on this important yet forgotten perilous era. Inspired by the novel and the psychological and spiritual struggles of Christians in the region during that time, the Stations of Silence exhibit will feature 14 items (reflecting the 14 Stations of the Cross) and be set up in the style of a prayer walk or prayer labyrinth. Participants are invited to start at station #1 and be guided through their transmedia journey of Silence by contemporary art pieces, historical artifacts and multimedia pieces (video/audio) related to the themes of Endo’s novel as well as events of 17th century Japan. The exhibit seeks to contextualize the story of Silence as well as give viewers a sense of what it was like to follow Christ when it was illegal to do so in Japan.

Silence is being made into a motion picture directed by renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese set for release in the fall of 2016.

Buy tickets/get more info now