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Here are some more pictures from AVAMAA'12, taken by MoKS camera. The beehive is closed, and many of the buildings destroyed, by man force and nature, by will and by accident. A pity, perhaps. But, you say, this was to be expected, if you build from cardboard. Thus the end of Moksville was symbolically ruled by fire and water. One after another, these two elements took power over us, and we finished our week with burning the energy tower in the morning (another Error Event) and a real shower of rain in the afternoon. The water had really taken its turn to govern when we tried patiently to lit the maboro-ship for sending the ancestors back... from the lake to the river, from the river to the ocean... Indeed, we had been inventing all sorts of different ways to make cardboard waterproof – but by the end of Sunday's showers, it had also somehow become fireproof! The city is destroyed, and a new Rome will soon rise from its ashes. Yet something remains, when the Moksville is gone. Some memories with beautiful people remain, and some dreams and plans for the future. And some building experience as well. (madli)

After a week of planning, testing and constructing Moksville was ready for its 24 hour existence starting at 14:00 on Saturday, August 18th. With a short ribbon cutting ceremony, our little village was open to the public. In the end we expanded beyond the original set of projects to include some news ones that grew out of the weeks activities at the site. Moksville was comprised of the following structures and activities:

• Jam & Co vegetarian restaurant


• The Ceramic Kiln


• A Camera Obscura


• Error Energia


• Mea Culpa pavillion


• Maboro Ship -ceremony for the ancestors


• DIPIU' [D+] modular playground


• Quadrophonic wind harp installation


• Lastelinn -kids village


• and a Bus Stop

Based on the amount of visitors, this seemed to be a very interesting and accessible event for the public. Many of the local residents of Mooste came out to witness our creations as well as a number of around Estonia and abroad (Turkey, India and Finland to name a few). The program for the day was fairly relaxed. Besides all of the projects being open, there were a few special events like and origami workshop to prepare for the ancestral ceremony and then the ceremony itself in the evening. The modular playground transformed itself into a ping-pong table where an extensive tournament was held. text and photos by John Grzinich