Creative visionary/interdisciplinary artist Tammy Sands and songwriter/composer Jimmy Waltman will perform Layers of Obscurity’s 11 +1 on Saturday, June 21 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Studio 17 in Hopewell Borough. This free event invites the community to engage in an artistic exploration of the links between human health and planetary well-being.

The performance will feature six of the 12 symbolic systems that make up 11 +1, each composed of three interpretive layers. The creative project challenges audiences to move beyond societal and emotional “obscurities” and reawaken a sense of interconnectedness with Earth’s fragile natural systems.

“The health of Mother Earth and her inhabitants is at a turning point,” said Sands. “Through this work, we’re inviting people to feel, remember, and reimagine their interconnectedness and interdependence with natural systems, cycles, and rhythms to evolve in healthier relationships with our world and each other.”

“With this performance, we hope to inspire reflection and involve others in our art making process,” said Waltman. We’re interested in collaboration and conversation as a means of proliferating the mission of the project: to begin to heal the fractured relationship between people and the natural world that is leading to existential environmental crises.”

Far from a conventional performance, 11 +1 is part immersive experience, part collective reflection. Attendees are encouraged to engage deeply, not just as spectators but as participants in a shared inquiry into ecological urgency, emotional clarity, and transformative connection.

This event is suitable for all ages and backgrounds and is intended to spark meaningful conversations within the community. Visit journeywithlightness.com/lightness-of-vision for more information.