How did people take part?What does utopia look like? Can you see it, hear it, touch it, taste it? Well, sort of. Utopia is whatever you imagine it to be. Your utopia can be as creative or simple as you want. It can range from a world where humans can understand and communicate with animals, to a world where peace is the reality, not war. A group of children from a daycare center in Munich, Germany, shared their ideas of utopia for the Utopia Project, soon to be on display in their city. The project challenged the children in many different ways, including how they think and reflect on the past and present, as well as how they talk, react to reality and develop visions of the future. No two utopias were the same, and while some were serious and some were funny, they were all creative and full of energy. The children's utopias were not the expected "if I were to meet little green men on Mars ..." Rather, they were very specific and realistic. They expressed individual hopes, dreams and fears. The children communicated according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. their personal creativity, emotions, fantasies, experiences and social and cultural capacities. Their utopia visions varied from general views on the environment to the world as a whole: Nine-year-old Korbinian,--"Giant robots Giant Robot may refer to:
den·tist n. A person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry. without pain!" Maria Magdalena, 9,-"Future: medical surgery in a garden." Arlinda, 9,--"Evolution goes backwards--back into the world of the dinosaurs <onlyinclude> This list of dinosaurs is a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the superorder Dinosauria, excluding class Aves (birds, both living and those known only from fossils) and purely vernacular terms. ." Elvira, 10,--"Peace with the Mars population." Steve, 11,--"Utopia City." They also concentrated on honest, personal visions: Lukas, 7,-"Me, the ocean biologist." Abdoul, 8,--"Me, the soccer professional." Lara, 7,--"Me, the princess royal at Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace (bŭk`ĭng-əm), residence of British sovereigns from 1837, in Westminster metropolitan borough, London, England, adjacent to St. James's Park. ." Eia, 7,--"Me, the female detective, full of secrets in myself." What's your dream for the future? More likely than not you share the same hopes and fears as children half way across the world. Take a minute to jot down Verb 1. jot down - write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of jot write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" your vision of utopia. It can be in the form of a drawing, a story or a poem. Let your imagination run wild and then share your ideas with your parents, teachers and friends. You have the power to make your wishes come true and your utopia a reality. Christopher Oberhuemer lives in Munich and conducts art workshops entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: Kunst und Kinder (Art and Children) in schools throughout the city. |
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