Open HeART – Linda Riber (visual artist)

Art project Open Heart is an ambitious public art installation intended to explore the connection between the physical and emotional heart. A mixed media experience aimed at encouraging the question: “Are you listening to your heart?”

(for full show notes on Apple Podcasts go to https://languageofcreativity.podbean.com/e/openheart)

Linda Riber is a Danish artist, originally from Greenland. A painter and photographer who has been an exhibited artist around the world for over 20 years and has published an art book about Greenland. Her project consists of 6 large pillars, which stimulate both the body, the senses, and the intellect using art portraits and statements from participants of different ages, children’s drawings of “This is what my Heart looks like” combined with children’s interpretations of well-known proverbs, fact boxes exploring science and theories about what the heart is capable of besides it’s physical role and the changing sounds of a calm heartbeat, the composition “Human Divine” by musician and sound healer Davor Božič, and poems read by the artist.

In this episode Steve and Linda relate about a mutual inspiration, The Heart Math Institute, which conducts peer-reviewed research in psychophysiology about interaction between heart and brain. In addition to research, they have developed technologies that promote optimal health in the balance between heart, brain, body, thoughts and emotions. Linda shares about the work in her Atelier, her love of Greenland and it’s native people. And did you know that heart transplant patients can report experiencing new feelings, inclinations and cravings after their transplants? Linda and Steve talk about intuition and how they met in an unusually  heart-centered business class called Own Your Value, hosted by Lee Harris. 

This episode highlights the desperate need for humanity to reconnect with our hearts, at this time… not just for better lives but for a better world.

Featured Art:

https://linda-riber.dk/en/projekt/open-heart/

Music scored by Steven Leavitt

Hosted by Steven Leavitt
Website: www.stevenleavitt.com

Guest: Linda Riber

Website: www.linda-riber.dk
Atelier Linda Riber Facebook Page (Facebook)
Open Heart Facebook Group (Facebook)
LinkedIN

Purchase Linda’s Book:

https://linda-riber.dk/en/contact/
https://shop.sumut.dk/products/9788799283552

Episode References:

Heart Math Institute
Linda on local TV (YouTube) 
Linda on local radio (YouTube)
Human Divine by Davor Božič (purchase)
Lee Harris (Music | Change-Making Work)
Davor Božič (Sound As Medicine Podcast)

Mentioned:
Spaceship Earth Mission Log podcast (YouTube | Substack)

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