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Nine
Dragon Heads in the DMZ and Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in
2006 |
Written by Ali Bramwell |
Nine
Dragon Heads has worked for ten years to bring artists together from many
countries in The
human feeling that brings each artist to work with Nine Dragons is towards
understanding of each other; to create a healthier and a positive future
through the international meeting of artists, to work together and to learn
from one another in formulating new ecological models of relationship with peace
and with nature. The kind of cultural mixture that is shown in the NNSC
(Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission) is that we can regard the situation also as
a unique sociological environment. The space of art is outside the activity of
daily life and in this way comes close to the situation of the NNSC
that
exists outside the domestic situation of North or South, between people but
also apart from daily life and domestic situation. The
situation of working in the demilitarised zone is very sensitive and needs a
genuine understanding and a serious attitude from
artists. The theme of the Nine
Dragon Heads project this
year is Change Concept and it brings the intention of restorative change for
the future into each participating artists mind. The unique environment of the DMZ(Demilitarised Zone) where Nature has been for the
last fifty years beginning its own campaign of restoration can be known as the
only war nature reserve on the planet. The situation is that after
half a century where people have been afraid of minefields and living separate
from each other; new plant growth occurs and so rare birds and plants have a
new possibility to recover from the pressure of industrial impact. The recovery
of the land is an example from nature
that shows that plants and wildlife feel no hesitation from history or war and
are only continuing the business of living. Perhaps something from this
situation can lead us to better beginning as human beings towards a change of
heart and a new concept of relationship. The de-militarised zone
is physically a break, a line that is not a border exactly but only a resting
space where peace exists by agreement, Nine Dragon Heads wants the feeling of
restoration and reunification between culture, and between people through the sincere communication
of art.
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