David and Hi-Jin Hodge interviewed 120 people about their experience of impermanence. The subjects spoke with dignity and candor; the edited films became a major multimedia installation in an art exhibit. Like the crowds gathered around the Hodges' work, those experiencing their book and DVD will come away with a poignant, living sense of impermanence; the need to let go, learn to value and cherish the present, and realize how much we all share..

Impermanence: Embracing Change, David Hodge, Hi-Jin Hodge, Snow Lion Publications, Hardcover + DVD, 2009, 159 Pages, $29.95

David and Hi-Jin Hodge are internationally recognized artists, designers and filmmakers. Their artistic video installations explore a diverse range of topics, typically blending editorial materials and innovative uses of technology to explore complex human and social questions.

	Contents: Impermanence: Embracing Change
	Impermanence H. H. The Dalai Lama	9
	Overview Tenzin n. Tethong	10
	The Artists' Perspective David Hodge and Hi-Jin Kang Hodge	13
1.	Impermanence: Essay by B. Alan Wallace	16
2.	Awareness: Essay by Kay Larson	38
3.	Permanence: Poem by Lucy Hilmer	44
4.	Peace: Essay by Kavita N. Ramdas	74
5.	Last Day: Essay by Philip A. Pizzo	96
6.	Perish and flourish: Essay by Mihai Nadin	108
7.	Message to the world: Essay by Anne Firth Murray	120
8.	Presence: Essay by David LaRocca; Poem by Elias Abu-Saba	138
	Biographies	154
	Acknowledgments	156
	Contents of DVD	159