108 Kinds of Hope and Empathy

Hayoon Jay Lee’s rice “lab” (108 Kinds of Hope and Empathy) includes 108 6-ounce glass jars. According to Lee: “in Buddhism, the number 108 has great spiritual significance; it connects us both to ourselves and to the world around us. I believe that rice (as a subset of food) is little short of miraculous: it nurtures, heals, and is present at sorrow, love, striving, and death…”