During the Green Festival the citizens of Mitrovica can participate in an uplifting dialogue on the question ‘What is Culture?’ It is a verbal and visual dialogue where reason and intuition are addressed simultaneously in the spirit of Socrates and in the shape of Cadavre Exquis. The dialogue will take place in an interactive installation in the Mitrovica Museum and the outcome will be the starting point for a HBX UP! art-scape (public art piece).

What is Culture?

Socratic conversations took place already during gatherings of the old Greek, often in public places with young people. In the Socratic method several virtues are important, like perseverance, patience, listening skills, courage to express ones intuitions, to trust ones own doubts and being able to postpone or revise ones own judgment. Centered on a specific theme, participants share an example from their personal experience. By trying to understand what the other person wants to say, general characteristics are discovered that apply to the theme. At the end, a common definition of the theme, by the participants is formed. This definition is only applicable to that specific group and reflects the diversity and similarity in opinions.

‘Cadavre Exquis’ originates from a children’s game known all over the globe (see examples below). The Surrealists lifted it into an art-form and had frequent Cadavre Exquis gatherings in the beginning of 20th century from which spontaneous collaborations between divergent artists arose. Hope Box plays Cadavre Exquis since the early 90’s in order to have visual dialogues.
During the Socrates dialogue pieces of Cadavre Exquis paper will be passed to let the unconscious complement the dialogue and to offer the participants the possibility to express themselves artistically.
HBX Culture UP! revolves around humanity and the need of the human psyche to communicate, exchange and create. The individual with respect to the collective, similarity with respect to diversity, the body with respect to the soul. By stimulating both sides of the brain at the same time, imagination is stimulated in full effect. By giving voice (visually and/or verbally) to one’s thoughts and visions the collective wisdom of the group is enlarged.

‘Culture is the widening of the mind and the spirit’ Jawaharlal Nehru

HBX Culture UP!
Dialogue and artscape trace, June 24 to27, 2015 in and around the Mitrovica Museum
Building UP! the HBX C-UP! Interactive installation (first layer) in Mitrovica Museum: June 24.
HBX Cadavre Exquis/Socrates dialogues in Mitrovica Museum: June 25 to 27, 2015.
Guided by philosopher Renate Shepen and artist Rienke Enghardt
HBX C-UP! art-scape trace(outdoor installation/mural): June 25 to 27, 2015
Guided by artist Rienke Enghardt and Hope Box Angel(s) t.b.a.
Finissage event with edible art in and around Mitrovica Museum: June 27, 2015

During the Green Festival the citizens of Mitrovica can participate in an uplifting dialogue on the question ‘What is Culture?’ It is a verbal and visual dialogue where reason and intuition are addressed simultaneously in the spirit of Socrates and in the shape of Cadavre Exquis. The dialogue will take place in an interactive installation in the Mitrovica Museum and the outcome will be the starting point for a HBX UP! art-scape (public art piece).

What is Culture?

Socratic conversations took place already during gatherings of the old Greek, often in public places with young people. In the Socratic method several virtues are important, like perseverance, patience, listening skills, courage to express ones intuitions, to trust ones own doubts and being able to postpone or revise ones own judgment. Centered on a specific theme, participants share an example from their personal experience. By trying to understand what the other person wants to say, general characteristics are discovered that apply to the theme. At the end, a common definition of the theme, by the participants is formed. This definition is only applicable to that specific group and reflects the diversity and similarity in opinions.

‘Cadavre Exquis’ originates from a children’s game known all over the globe (see examples below). The Surrealists lifted it into an art-form and had frequent Cadavre Exquis gatherings in the beginning of 20th century from which spontaneous collaborations between divergent artists arose. Hope Box plays Cadavre Exquis since the early 90’s in order to have visual dialogues.
During the Socrates dialogue pieces of Cadavre Exquis paper will be passed to let the unconscious complement the dialogue and to offer the participants the possibility to express themselves artistically.
HBX Culture UP! revolves around humanity and the need of the human psyche to communicate, exchange and create. The individual with respect to the collective, similarity with respect to diversity, the body with respect to the soul. By stimulating both sides of the brain at the same time, imagination is stimulated in full effect. By giving voice (visually and/or verbally) to one’s thoughts and visions the collective wisdom of the group is enlarged.

‘Culture is the widening of the mind and the spirit’ Jawaharlal Nehru

HBX Culture UP!
Dialogue and artscape trace, June 24 to27, 2015 in and around the Mitrovica Museum
Building UP! the HBX C-UP! Interactive installation (first layer) in Mitrovica Museum: June 24.
HBX Cadavre Exquis/Socrates dialogues in Mitrovica Museum: June 25 to 27, 2015.
Guided by philosopher Renate Shepen and artist Rienke Enghardt
HBX C-UP! art-scape trace(outdoor installation/mural): June 25 to 27, 2015
Guided by artist Rienke Enghardt and Hope Box Angel(s) t.b.a.
Finissage event with edible art in and around Mitrovica Museum: June 27, 2015

During the Green Festival the citizens of Mitrovica can participate in an uplifting dialogue on the question ‘What is Culture?’ It is a verbal and visual dialogue where reason and intuition are addressed simultaneously in the spirit of Socrates and in the shape of Cadavre Exquis. The dialogue will take place in an interactive installation in the Mitrovica Museum and the outcome will be the starting point for a HBX UP! art-scape (public art piece).

What is Culture?

Socratic conversations took place already during gatherings of the old Greek, often in public places with young people. In the Socratic method several virtues are important, like perseverance, patience, listening skills, courage to express ones intuitions, to trust ones own doubts and being able to postpone or revise ones own judgment. Centered on a specific theme, participants share an example from their personal experience. By trying to understand what the other person wants to say, general characteristics are discovered that apply to the theme. At the end, a common definition of the theme, by the participants is formed. This definition is only applicable to that specific group and reflects the diversity and similarity in opinions.

‘Cadavre Exquis’ originates from a children’s game known all over the globe (see examples below). The Surrealists lifted it into an art-form and had frequent Cadavre Exquis gatherings in the beginning of 20th century from which spontaneous collaborations between divergent artists arose. Hope Box plays Cadavre Exquis since the early 90’s in order to have visual dialogues.
During the Socrates dialogue pieces of Cadavre Exquis paper will be passed to let the unconscious complement the dialogue and to offer the participants the possibility to express themselves artistically.
HBX Culture UP! revolves around humanity and the need of the human psyche to communicate, exchange and create. The individual with respect to the collective, similarity with respect to diversity, the body with respect to the soul. By stimulating both sides of the brain at the same time, imagination is stimulated in full effect. By giving voice (visually and/or verbally) to one’s thoughts and visions the collective wisdom of the group is enlarged.

‘Culture is the widening of the mind and the spirit’ Jawaharlal Nehru

HBX Culture UP!
Dialogue and artscape trace, June 24 to27, 2015 in and around the Mitrovica Museum
Building UP! the HBX C-UP! Interactive installation (first layer) in Mitrovica Museum: June 24.
HBX Cadavre Exquis/Socrates dialogues in Mitrovica Museum: June 25 to 27, 2015.
Guided by philosopher Renate Shepen and artist Rienke Enghardt
HBX C-UP! art-scape trace(outdoor installation/mural): June 25 to 27, 2015
Guided by artist Rienke Enghardt and Hope Box Angel(s) t.b.a.
Finissage event with edible art in and around Mitrovica Museum: June 27, 2015