Beauty Emerging

I believe that cultivating a rich relationship with the beauty of our world is not a trivial or secondary pursuit. Beauty provides an essential wellspring of joy, nourishment and perspective. Whatever is happening in human culture, underneath it like a subterranean river flows the magic of creation in all its grace and majesty. Its currents carry an ancient message that guides the soul like a compass. Beauty reminds us at the core of our being who we are and what we are made of. Its nuance beckons the senses into deep attention. In its presence time slows down and awareness expands. Through it we are brought into contact with the infinite, boggling the mind and transforming illusions of self. Reminding us that we are spiritual beings, beauty welcomes us into the temple of the great mystery. What more potent source of wonderment and humility could there ever be, than beholding the astonishing miracle of our existence?

Beauty shepherds us tenderly through our soul’s journey. It is an ever-flowing fountain of wisdom, joy and gratitude that are our truest nature. Its waters carry us home to the ocean of love we were born from. May its generative power inspire us to shape a hopeful and abundant story of our future. May its eternal song illuminate our hearts.

~cj, Patagonia, Chile, 2021

Chris Jordan is a photographic artist, filmmaker, cultural activist, and art educator. He is best known for his hard-hitting artworks that face the darkness of consumer mass-culture, including his projects titled Running the Numbers, Midway, and Intolerable Beauty. His paradigm-breaking film Albatross (2017) continues to reach audiences around the world with a heart-opening story of birds on a remote island in the Pacific whose bodies are filled with plastic. Beauty Emerging is a new set of photographic projects that explore directly the subtle beauty of the living world. In addition to his artworks, Chris is a sought-after public speaker, available to address audiences of all types and ages with his multi-layered message of hope, beauty, and love for our times.

All of Chris’s photographic works are is available as limited-edition archival prints. For inquiries please contact his studio.