17:00-20:00
The second day of the workshop Ernest Tree took place outside. The participants explored what was really possible to do together with plants in exteriors located in urban environment and green areas.
The workshop started with the food sharing and informal discussion. We had to vote whether to go outside since the weather was not so great and there were intermittent rains through the day. We decided to go outside anyway and that turned out to be a good decision since the sun came out and gave us a nice backdrop to our performances.
Whilst outside in the nearby open green area we collected fallen branches from trees with the idea of creating a tent structure. We brought the plants and objects that were used during the previous day and started constructing our new habitat. This was a collective effort and the whole group worked for a common goal of creating our tent house. There was a lot of co-operation among the members of the group as the participants came from Egle's course at Tiadekoulu Maa and knew each other for several months. The group dynamic worked very well.
After we have constructed the tent house we decided to place our plants and food inside. This gave us a background for our performance. We walked around the tent and brainstormed our idea for the drama role-play and once one person was ready to perform the rest of us set nearby and observed.
Each participant came up with their own interpretation of the new habitat, some saw nature with a more threatening view whilst others perceived it as a more peaceful place. Once each participant completed their performance we would discuss the symbolism and the meanings behind the role-play. When this was completed we split in groups of three and had to improvise another performance with the newly formed group.
I enjoyed performing with the newly formed group, the other two members of the group initially thought that we should destroy the tent as we were the last once performing. I disagreed with this as there were still plants inside and they could be damaged. I realized how destructive our energy can be at times even in this context, although the nature can be destructive in its own way, we as humans should be caring.
This workshop also had the purpose of introducing ideas around sustainability as we will all participate in a festival organised by Pixelache during 6-8th June 2014, on beautiful Vartiosaari, a nature island surrounded by eastern suburbs of Helsinki:
"The island is currently under-threat of full-scale residential development by Helsinki City Planning Department, and there is a grassroots campaign to protect it’s particular qualities, in which artists & cultural practitioners are involved. We are hoping that the occasion of Camp Pixelache can also provide a discussion forum around Helsinki-Commons issues".
Whilst outside in the nearby open green area we collected fallen branches from trees with the idea of creating a tent structure. We brought the plants and objects that were used during the previous day and started constructing our new habitat. This was a collective effort and the whole group worked for a common goal of creating our tent house. There was a lot of co-operation among the members of the group as the participants came from Egle's course at Tiadekoulu Maa and knew each other for several months. The group dynamic worked very well.
After we have constructed the tent house we decided to place our plants and food inside. This gave us a background for our performance. We walked around the tent and brainstormed our idea for the drama role-play and once one person was ready to perform the rest of us set nearby and observed.
Each participant came up with their own interpretation of the new habitat, some saw nature with a more threatening view whilst others perceived it as a more peaceful place. Once each participant completed their performance we would discuss the symbolism and the meanings behind the role-play. When this was completed we split in groups of three and had to improvise another performance with the newly formed group.
I enjoyed performing with the newly formed group, the other two members of the group initially thought that we should destroy the tent as we were the last once performing. I disagreed with this as there were still plants inside and they could be damaged. I realized how destructive our energy can be at times even in this context, although the nature can be destructive in its own way, we as humans should be caring.
This workshop also had the purpose of introducing ideas around sustainability as we will all participate in a festival organised by Pixelache during 6-8th June 2014, on beautiful Vartiosaari, a nature island surrounded by eastern suburbs of Helsinki:
"The island is currently under-threat of full-scale residential development by Helsinki City Planning Department, and there is a grassroots campaign to protect it’s particular qualities, in which artists & cultural practitioners are involved. We are hoping that the occasion of Camp Pixelache can also provide a discussion forum around Helsinki-Commons issues".
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