And again MoKS has changed into a humming beehive with hardworking bees of Avamaa 2012. For the next week, some 40 people have gathered here to build a sustainable village with its own cultural centre, a library and even an independent energy supply. Indeed, original plans include a windmill power plant, a kiln stove, a restaurant of organic foods, a ship/theatre stage/cinema screen, and a camera obscura. While this week is an attempt of getting closer to the rural life and feeling the taste of hard work, it also includes some elements of the société de spectacle, be it proven even by the fact that three projects out of five include a screen of some sort:

The italian group is building a MoKS playground, which is based on a well engeneered and easily modulable structure, ready to be used at will, as a pingpong table, a video screen, or anything that comes in mind. (members: Alberto Olcese, Gabriele Molfetta, Luca Raffo, Selene Vacchelli, Daniela Venturini)

The Japanese/Estonian group's minds are inspired by the shape of a Maboro-ship, a phantasmagoric ship that takes a form of a shadow theatre scene, but is again open for many different uses. (members: Masayo Kajimura, Maiko Date, Anna Hints +2 volunteers from Tartu Art School)

The camera obscura project includes a movable two-meter high black box with a tiny hole in the wall (size calculations show 1.7 to 3 mm) to make the light waves appear on the opposite side as a perfect image of the world outside the box. Hopefully also a good tool for documenting the event. (members: Daniel Allen, Lauri Laanisto)

The Error collective (Ernest Truly, Justin Tyler Tate, Päivi Raivio, Mikko Laajola) is experimenting the local energy ressources by constructing a windmill which would generate energy for the village. Naturally, there's some room left for Error to happen.

Finally, the kiln stove project combined with the organic vegan restaurant bring the flying ideas back closer to the ground, offering tasty healthy locally grown and cooked food (donated from the gardens just next to Moksville). (members: Nooralotta Ikonen, Katariina Hillo, Juha Hilpas)

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First drawings have been made, first pieces measured, and first bonfires lit. And what could be better for creating ideas than a good Saturday night sauna. Some groups like to start off with a good theoretical basis with thorough calculations, others concentrate on inventing in practice and go along as the work develops. But all are open for inspiration to come along the way and exchange of ideas.

(madli)

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PS. Here's a little soundscape on the Site before we arrived. (recording by Danny)

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