This is an invitation for YOU to share your story from a moment in time. A core-memory that is viscerally unforgettable. It is a memory in which you feel you were truly present and JUST LIVING.
In Japanese, there is a proverb called Ichigo Ichie. It can be translated in many ways but the main meaning is “one time, one opportunity, or in this moment. It is a practice of being present in all moments and striving to truly JUST LIVE fully in each of them to make them meaningful and memorable. It is an awareness that all moments are fleeting and can never be replicated in the same way.
This concept and way of being inspired the JUST LIVING project.
In 2014, I curated the first JUST LIVING exhibition. I had turned 40 that year and wanted to create a project that involved the community. It was my way to celebrate my journey and the connections made, the experiences lived, and the moments that I was a part of. It was a great success. It is 2025, I am now 50 and deeply reflecting on the passage of time.
To celebrate the 11th anniversary, I am asking the global community to share their stories. It is a way to unite us in this “one” lifetime” through a thread of moments that made up this journey. The intention is to curate an inclusive rather than exclusive project that celebrates the uniqueness of our individuality and the entanglement and interconnections to each other, our surroundings, and our universe in this moment. To create a tangible global correspondence and connection by telling the story of our life now, and celebrating the human experience of being here..
i am here club
I am here, JUST LIVING in the moment is a club, a movement, a way of being, present. It inspires you to take notice of your day, your journey, and moments in time now. Moments that are here, only once, never to be again, the same. To cherish and appreciate each of the simple and the extraordinary in the ordinary. To pause, each day to notice what you are a part of and sharing it through the act of writing. Tell your unique story and moment in time
SUBMISSIONS rules:
Send a story in a postcard or a letter with a visual from a moment you were here or a memory of presence. Describe it viscerally, through each of your senses so we can re-live this core memory with you. Tell us what it felt like, describe the surroundings, the smells, the temperature, who you were with, where you were, the year, the time of day, and most of all why this this moment is memorable for you. Share it with a word, a sentence, or a paragraph. This is a practice of reflection, creativity, and storytelling.
AUDIO :
You can also submit an audio recording of your story if you desire. This will be shared in the in-person exhibition experience in the future.
HOW to submit: Send to email jennifercloutier11@gmail.com via standard email or WeTransfer.
ongoing project
INSPIRATION :
The JUST LIVING project inspires the act of true authenticity and expression, rather than how well it is written or how good the story is. So I invite you NOW to dive into your archives and journals to find this core memory to share with others. It can be from your travels, or everyday moments on your own, with friends, or with family. It can be simple and mundane to extraordinary. This is your story, your journey, that THE FLANEUR WAY is looking forward to celebrating with the world.
INTENTIONS :
To curate a collection of stories and visuals that will be shared online with the global community. As well as an in-person exhibition in which the local community can connect and be a part of.
To create a tangible global corresponses and connection by telling the story of our life now, and celebrating the human experience of being here.
EXHIBITION: In person, at the end of the year 2025 I will curate the JUST LIVING project for the community to connect and participate in. Each photo with the corresponding story will be hung to be viewed.
ONLINE: Social media, and website platforms. With your permission, each of these submissions will be shared for the global community to read and enjoy. They will be presented on Instagram, Facebook, and The Flaneur Way website, Jennifer Cloutier.com This will be an ongoing share from the date it opens and onwards
INCLUSIVE :
The Flaneur Way proudly stands behind inclusiveness, authenticity, and creativity beyond any barrier or border. We welcome submissions from all ages, all walks of life, locally and globally, all demographics, nationalities, you, them, and everyone.
Donations are welcomed.
All funds raised will go directly to the social curation of the JUST LIVNG project. As well as future events, exhibitions, and experiences by THE FLANEUR WAY.
THE FLANEUR WAY believes that everyone is an artist and has a story to tell. I am looking forward to curating the JUST LIVING project once again and receiving and sharing all your amazing unforgettable moments
“one encounter, one moment in time.
Curated by JENNIFER CLOUTIER from THE FLANEUR WAY