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The Art Scene: 01.02.20

Mon, 12/30/2019 - 11:31

Preserving a Holy Site

Lillian Ball, an artist and activist from Southold whose work deals with environmental issues, will be at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill tomorrow evening with her new documentary film “Sanctuary,” which was filmed in Lum­bini and Kathmandu, Nepal, from 2015 to 2018.

The birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini is a Unesco World Heritage Site and the nesting area of Sarus cranes, which are believed by scholars to have inhabited the region for two millenniums. Ms. Ball worked for three years with Venerable Metteyya, a young Buddhist monk who is seeking to preserve the sacred site from a plan to replace it with hotels and a meditation center. “Sanctuary” includes interviews with Met­teyya and others the artist encountered while making the film.

The 6 p.m. screening will be followed by a conversation between Ms. Ball, who is a juror and participating artist in the museum’s current “Artists Choose Artists” exhibition, and Terrie Sultan, the Parrish’s director. Tickets are $12, free for members and students.

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