Kenosis by Seer

Kenosis is an experiential and philosophical
exploration of the human life, the quest for
purpose, and the paradoxes of hope and
suffering.

Originally designed as a community-based
multi-sensory performance, songwriter Phil
Wilmot joined Rick McVicker to produce an
unplugged, stripped-down, raw version of
the project as part of Wondertone Records'
Basement Sessions.

Although the songs' lyrical themes are
universal, they are drawn from deeply
personal experiences (for example, the
forced separations of loved ones by the
state, poverty during the dead of winter,
etc.). Each song carries both overt and
covert meanings, prying listeners to engage
the subtext on intellectual and introspective
levels.

The guitar used on this album was
handcrafted in Spain, toured around Latin
America, brought to Pennsylvania by a late
musician's wife and "mother" to many
immigrants of Harrisburg, and restored to life again as a
converted nylon-string instrument by a
Maryland carpenter. It now lives in
Uganda where it enjoys the moderate
temperatures and modestly dry climate of
East Africa.

As with all collective works, Kenosis is a
beginning point, not an end in itself. It is
simultaneously a call to solitude, a call to
dialogue, and a call to action. If it calls you
to dialogue, you can reach Phil at
phil@beautifultrouble.org and Rick at
ink@inkinstereo.com - or share it with a
friend close to you. If it calls you to action,
then well, you know what to do.

Seer is a communally-owned, ever-adapting art project concerned with beauty, justice, and truth.