Move With Meaning :Times Square Arts

Times Square, New York — October 1 – November 20, 2024

Presented as part of Shantell Martin’s The Path: A Meditation of Lines, Move With Meaning brought daily guided meditations into the center of Times Square. For the duration of Martin’s public artwork — a 160-foot painted pathway designed for walking and reflection — Ash Rucker (Therapart) held space each day for stillness and breath amid the city’s constant motion.

Set against Martin’s winding lines and the bright pulse of Times Square’s screens, these meditations invited participants and passersby to slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and experience the plaza as a site of collective grounding. What is usually one of the busiest crossroads in the world became, for a moment each day, a sanctuary of presence and reflection.