18.5.2024. at 12 o’clock
Ivana Brlić Mažuranić City Square in Slavonski Brod
Meaningful coincidence is the basis of the synchronicity and wonder of artistic creation, about which the old books, especially the texts of the Vedas, have written since ancient times. We carefully and intentionally synchronized the Biodata devices with the natural sound impulses of the Tree of Life plant and joined them with the intuitively orchestrated sounds of the Ensemble composed of pupils of the Slavonski Brod Music School, the Trade-Technical School, as well as the University of Slavonski Brod students on accompanying eco percussion. As the part of the project, students made their own recycled percussion instruments from plastic bottles and pebbles with sand, encouraging environmental artistic awareness.
ALL THOSE SOUND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDENTS AND PUPILS HAPPENED AROUND THE SUNNY PLANT. In this sense, BASIC ART WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE VISUAL AND AUDITORY MEDIA THROUGH EXTENDED PERCEPTION, WHEN LINGUISTIC NARRATIVES SILENCED, SO SILENCED THE MUMBLING OF THE WORLD, or as the French philosopher Alain Badiou would say: ITS IDENTITIES, NARRATIVES, NATIONS, RELIGIONS AND THE FINALITIES OF DEATH WERE SILENCED. (Badiou, A., Immanence of truth, being and event III, 2018)
Still freely interpreting Badiou, in the authentic creativity of the performance, with the egalitarian principle (equality), we introduced into the participants “quiet enthusiasm” or ontological affects, in the sense in which “previously unthinkable sets are coaxed into existence”. (ibid. p. 18)
Aleatory and the indeterminacy of the knitwork are these strange loops of deep love, art, science and authentic politics, in a situation that was performed in the heart of the city, on Ivane Brlić Mažuranić Square, exactly at noon on May 18, 2024. So, once again, Badiou emphasizes the importance of the guiding principles of the Event: “For now, let it suffice to say: Glory to the complete indices, those flints that produce an absolute spark.” (ibid. p. 460)
As every year, we see a special educational importance in glocalization (glocal₌global+local) and decentralization of culture, in the penetration of a progressive, intensive project into an urban space where pronounced conservatism in the understanding of culture and rigid xenophobia prevail, i.e. frustration not only with foreigners, but also contemporary artistic practices as a different, abstract expression, and therefore we incorporate this educational project into curricula at the primary, secondary and tertiary educational levels.
The project was implemented in the category of Improving the quality of life of children and young people, with the special task of Education about healthy lifestyles, nature conservation and sustainable development. We are witnessing ubiquitous and extreme digitalization, which in itself does not have to carry a danger for the psychophysical development of young people, if it is carried out in a healthy way, as the author of this text sees in her scientific works: through the “anthropologization of technology” or in other words through the production of prolonged perception (astonishment), it is mastered affectively by the “extended hand” of man – technology (tool) while digitally framing the humane artistic content.
In this sense, the new performative project called Performativity of Synchronous Chance: INDETERMINATE ART put in the foreground exactly this characteristic of technology – serving humanity, and not the other way around. Through the digital recording of the impulses of a large plant, we put nature at the foundation of authentic art, while our ensemble of musicians, pupils and students on eco-percussion creatively adapted to the beauty of these plant, its organic impulses, celebrating the unity of nature and human inventions, while also raising awareness of scientific and artistic useful, healthy module of lifelong education and holistic living.
Ph.D. Vesna Srnić, docent
NGO ARTHEA president
PUBLICATION (In the Croatian language)
Multicultural project „The Image of the World“
NGO „Culture, Media and Education“ – ARTHEA
Our project is a multiplatform awareness raising programme with a heavy emphasis on performance art in urban surroundings.
Through this project we hope to:
- Combat xenophobia (fear of everything strange/strangers)
- Contribute to the decentralisation of culture and spread cultural events outside of major institutions via civil organisation.
- Increase the presence of performance arts in urban environments.
With the imminent entrance of Croatia in to the EU the need for a project that raises awareness of European values is greater than ever.The project puts a heavy emphasis on bringing european values to its’ future citizens on a more intimate and local level. More often than not it’s the localities that are neglected since most programmes deem it only necessary to target major cities.
The project will immidiately pull in by-standers and will peak their curiosity which will lead them to ask questions about the performances and in turn will be informed about the project and it’s theme. By catching just a glimpse of another/different culture they can draw their own conclusions as to the differences and similiarities they may share with other nations. It will promote open mindedness and a will to accept foreigners in to their society. Web logs, social networking and traditional forms of media will ensure that the program will not go unnoticed. With all the performers, intelectuals, experts and the general public involved the project has huge potential to reach a massive audience.
This project takes advantage of this and uses the fact to „hook“ by standers. From then they ask themselves the questions needed to come to the realisation that multiculturality and understanding is indeed the road that needs to be taken. This unique combination of performances in urban surroundings combined with online conferences, discussions and multimedia campaign (brochures, social networking) will ensure that the project will reach it’s full potential.
The members of ARTHEA are scientists, professors, artists, students and agile creative citizens. The association is registered as a competent civil organisation for the Cultural areas of Art, Media and Internet, thus it promotes Media culture and raises awareness on the Multicultural integration. Professor Frankopan Mariano Klaric, (ex) Public Relations
PUBLICATION
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