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Follow-up by Insa Winkler

Here a simple list with keynotes on what has happened during the "150 hours of the project" with optional "topics for follow up" to the project "imperishable water and the question of development":

1. Curatorial part and introduction

- bringing scientist and artists together in individual presentations, where the participants can learn about each background

- Wonderful basement at Lindos Erato Apartments for permanent communication and exchange

- Huge amount of landscape spots to study lack of development

- Two collaborations with individual communities through art and environment and social sculpture

- Felicitous selection of artists collaborating well together for site specific interventions and film making

- Local and international related scientists which have relations to Rhodes almost in a holistic perspective on the question of development

 

2. Artistic outcome bringing exciting pictures together with the entire group. Some more results of art

- Artistic film including artistic methods and collaboration on music, performance, childrens’ land art

- Excellent documentation by professional photographer

- Reading of poetry and philosophical reflections

- Successful collaboration with a community in aptitude for artistic methods and environment

- Artistic workshops and performances for the public

 

3. Scientific outcome in terms of future development taking into account contemporary conditions of Rhodes wetlands and tourism

- Local perspectives on wetlands in terms of

biodiversity

achitecture

landscape

ecotourism (hiking and walking)

social networking

further cultural infrastructure

 

4. Cultural-political outcome

- Constant reflection on Greece’s entire politics and the question of development

- A conference which included a discussion on ecological, political, cultural, economical issues

- gave insights of the project and entailed performing social art.

- A memorandum has been discussed and given to the public.

 

5. A number of specific locations for a potential eco- tourism route – a proposal

- A cultural and eco institution in Rhodes city

- Eco tours

- A number of tourists interested to be connected to such kind of field work

- A follow up program with a meeting in autumn "how an eco tourism route might look like and how to advertise this"

 

6. An exhibition in Rhodes documenting the collaborative group work as

well as individual pieces – a proposal

- public film screening

- interactive sound installation

- site specific interactive land art

- performances for the opening

 

7. Educational follow up program (examples)

- A workshop on politics and poetry dealing with the question of development

- A workshop for future planning and participation on environment

- A program of "body-land-art" in Rhodes

- Launching of the "www.ecotourism-rhodes.gr"

 

Insa Winkler

M.Sc. Architektur und Umwelt

studio kunst und landschaft

Am Klosterkiel 53

D-27798 Hude

Tel 0049 4484 1515

Mobil 0172 15 700 70

mailto: studio@kunstundlandschaft.de

http://www.green-planning.eu

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