Saturday May 06, 2006
Going Nowhere
or how to make something out of nothing!
reported by Bubble Jam
photos Nowhere and Euroburners
Hands up anyone who heard of Nowhere Event taking place in Spain between 6–9 July 2006?
In the flood of music or any other festivals happening around this sunny and hospitable country one may be excused for not taking any notice. Not any more as Nowhere is inspired by US Burning Man festival (a free for all experiment with art, film and human misbehaviour in Nevada Desert). If you are still in darkness, pity you.
Only in its third year of existence this event is taking shape as an experience free of preconceptions or pre-planning which becomes whatever its participants want it to be.
It is an ideal environment to make and experience art in any form whatever one chooses to be.
The site is situated in the region of Aragon in northern Spain between Zaragoza and Huesca.
The nearest airport is Zaragoza and Ryanair operate from there. Then its 1 hour drive to Tardienta, the nearest town to the site and from there its only half hour hike (read drive)to the site.
Roughly 3 to 4 hours from London, if you get there using plane, that is.
For other more nature friendly options, pls check going nowhere
Concept behind this enterprise is to create an event entirely from your participation. Injecting some directions and skipping discussion on what constitutes art organizers are laying down several ideas of what could be done with space and time at Nowhere:
Make use of the costume camp
Put on a performance
Cook for someone
Mix cocktails
Give a massage
Read a story
Create an art project
Write a postcard
Dance
DJ
Talk to someone you don’t know yet
Appreciate the view
Pretend to be interesting
Change the world in 3 days
...between many others...
There are several rules to the no rule theme of the events however and take them lightly at your own peril.
Event organisers expect that you:
Get yourself to and from the site
Bring in all your own food and water
Bring the materials you require for your project
Take out all your belongings and garbage - pack it in, pack it out
Let organisers know of any special requirements
And they will provide:
A suitable location
Opportunities to participate or volunteer
A communal centre camp, including shade structure and sound system
Toilet facilities
The extreme conditions and harsh beauty of the location (middle of the desert, remember!) provide a blank and fertile canvas for participants to make something out of nothing.
Sadly Spanish fire regulation prohibits them from burning art at the end of the event like they do at Burning Man.
In 2006 it will still have a frontier campout quality, and a close, communal pioneering spirit. As the event grows, this will fade. In five years it will be a different experience; bigger and easier with a greater variety of camps. But for now it buzzes with possibility.
They have Bubble Jam blessing (will probably end up there) so if you going to Spain this summer make sure you are going Nowhere.
Your effort and ingenuity can help it take form.
More info: going nowhere
For photos and further contacts with like minded people check euro burners
Posted in: Fringe by bubblejam at 05:34 PM | Comments (2) | Email This Entry
Comments
Just want to say that you have to drive up to the site, the above makes it sound like the last half an hour is on foot. There is no way we could get all the gear in and out by hiking. Also the link to the Nowhere web site is broken above. The site is www.goingnowhere.org.
Dave.
Posted by: Dave Bradshaw at May 10, 2006 10:39 AM
oops....
Posted by: Jam Gorilla at May 10, 2006 03:56 PM