patrick shen | director

Good night. (at Arcadia, California) https://www.instagram.com/patshen/p/BwTXv-7Dovt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mubwn7pcuz6h

#joshuatree (at Joshua Tree, California) https://www.instagram.com/patshen/p/Bv9llUJDPb_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hduhirk000ha

#desertart #junkdada (at Noah Purifoy Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/patshen/p/Bv8Vn9WDzyx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pe6ioj9yo84s

at Joshua Tree, California https://www.instagram.com/patshen/p/Bv5SLQajdeL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8t1xg3miilsl

A condensation cloud (?) retiring for the night. #realtime #notatimelapse https://www.instagram.com/p/BubwkKyjkw1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uvl0s9yz30wy

Had a BLAST channeling the Dadaists for our own little Cabaret Voltaire during my monthly 4th grade art lesson this week. We wrote Dadaist poetry in collaboration with chance & read poems aloud. Some freestyled poems incorporating words they saw around them. All convention was cast from the room, clearing a path for something beautifully real to take place... although they mostly just got a kick out of writing silly poems. #volunteerartteacher #bestjobever #dada #jeanarp #tristantzara #chanceoperations https://www.instagram.com/p/BuO3F0ijP7F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=oln5t1gqwnp0

More glimpses of my time in KY coming at you soon, @patreon backers. Join our small but growing group at patreon.com/patrickshen to take a deeper dive into what I’m working on & receive exclusive peeks & other content. Thank you. Photo by @casshall https://www.instagram.com/p/BuMcy8tDxfu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j2lc77rdm58o

Winter at Merton’s hermitage is remarkably calm and quiet, especially in contrast to summer’s insect chorus: the distant murmur of man’s machines (an inescapable reality even in the quietest of places), the occasional yips and howls of a pack of coyotes, the creaks and moans of pine trees, but otherwise silent. Calm is perforated with the work of seeking warmth; tend the fire or else freeze. Excited to share this beautiful cinematic meditation directed by my pal @casshall for Merton fans and non-fans alike. #thomasmerton #hermitage #dayofastranger (at Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuEtOasDM90/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g3gl9etrfe3n

Capturing 6 channels of the beautiful quiet of Merton’s hermitage to take home with me. #dayofastranger #thomasmerton #film (at Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuBuQnWj5Ko/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=idxwalq7ujrh

Hermitage moonlight (at Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_HVXdjmv8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g6zoxktxhaj3

Getting up close & personal with one of the greatest thinkers/artists of the 20th century at The Thomas Merton Center. // Getting to peer into his viewfinder & read letters Merton exchanged w/giants like Henry Miller, DT Suzuki, Dorothy Day et al was kind of amazing. #dayofastranger #film (at Bellarmine University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt8-81bjeL6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3xwxcqof89o9

at Half Off Books Pasadena https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt2eKy1DN5b/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uu4eja2jy3oj

at Arcadia, California https://www.instagram.com/p/Btwj1XHDbfB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=md264iy95qod

Post-screening Skype Q&As all day long. #nopants #homefordinner https://www.instagram.com/p/Bto8IQSjQMQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hbpccrun2djh

Took a few mins out of a busy day to step into the garden and do some real work. Music by @chelseamcgough (at Arcadia, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjOU1lHPQl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e6c8ss7hhe5m

#rainyday (at Arcadia, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgqeWNDvCh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4gfzqhn66srh