With Karmit Even-Zur
in collaboration with
Culture Vultures
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THE POETICS OF CRAFT SEFROU, MOROCCO
‘In any creative work, be it the artist or the artisan, the creative person unites with the material they are working with, which symbolises the world outside him/herself. The worker and the artefact become one. The human being becomes one with his creation. ‘ Erich Fromm
The word Poiein in Ancient Greek (ποιεῖν) means making. It is where the word Poetry comes from. Plato had pointed at the connection between craft-making and poetry, calling us to gaze at the rich worlds of form and meaning that come to life when we take raw material from our landscape and create with it. It is possible, when we look at a handcrafted object, to appreciate the emotion and soul life that the maker had infused in it.
Praxis Mundi
A collaborative psycho-magical act of healing and
metaphoric redistribution of power along the 0º Meridian
Jane Glenzinska & Karmit Evenzur
Praxis Mundi
A collaborative psycho-magical act of healing and
metaphoric redistribution of power along the 0º Meridian
Jane Glenzinska & Karmit Evenzur
Praxis Mundi
A collaborative psycho-magical act of healing and
metaphoric redistribution of power along the 0º Meridian
Jane Glenzinska & Karmit Evenzur
Sefrou is located in the heart of the middle Atlas. Traditionally, a market town located amidst fertile farming lands, it is known for its fruit orchards, cherry festival and the large Jewish community that lived there up until the last century. Sefrou is still home to a large community of local artisans, metal smiths, woodworkers, weavers and button makers. Though the community is still thriving, few are the ones of the young generation who wish to learn these skills.
Visiting local crafts people in their workshops, we will learn about their work and daily lives as a way to get a sense of the place through the people and their working spaces. An orientation of the city from the inside out hosted by Culture Vultures, will lead us into a deeper relationship with Amazigh women who spin and weave and we will participate in a hands own textile workshop.
We will be introduced to ‘The Loom in Local Rituals’ and how women used the loom as a sacred medium for protection. On Sunday we will make a day trip to a mountain market town in the Middle Atlas where the wool comes from, to meet women who practice unbroken textile traditions in the region.
Alongside these visits our work will consist of listening to the stories that emerge from our activities, as well as engage with traditional stories from around the world to bring into clearer focus the role of craft-making in the life of the Soul. On our last day we will share these stories in a storytelling evening (no previous experience necessary). Daily shamanic practices will help us access ancestral knowledge and seek healing for modern day’s rupture between skill and community, craft and Time.
Karmit Even Zur
EARTH SPEAKS
Personalised mentoring sessions offering support and structure for artists, storytellers and creative activists.
These sessions offer a dedicated time and space for embodied, subtle listening to what wants to emerge through your work. Together we will explore your creative process and practice, as well as pay attention to earth energies / elemental forces in relation to your project.
WHO IS IT FOR?
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Artists, working in any medium, developing art and nature/ecology related projects.
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Anyone working on a place related project, who wants to get insights into deeper layers of stories related to a particular landscape.
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Landscape practitioners who want to explore the earth energies in a place they are developing a project in.
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Storytellers and other creatives who want to connect in an embodied way to the themes they are working with.
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Storytellers who need assistance in developing a community based performance.
In the past years I have regularly mentored storytellers in their projects at the School of Storytelling at Emerson College as well as created programmes and mentored visiting artists working on Art and Ecology projects in Bee Time Artist Residencies.
Please contact me to arrange a free 30 minute chat where we can discuss your needs. Please state your name, and your time zone for ease of session time coordination.
If you have any questions concerning any of the above please don’t hesitate to ask.
I can describe Karmit’s mentoring in many ways and the image of generosity that comes to mind is spiralling, buzzing swarm that carry on the message intrinsic to the healthy and abundant hive! Karmit’s support was super empowering and generative, she is able to tap into a source of eternal nectar available to all of us. She draws out all that is dormant and wants to come out and flourish! I’m extremely grateful for having an opportunity to experience Karmit’s guidance and its effects on my creative practice are invaluable!
Sabina Salis / Artist
I shared with Karmit my experiences concerning a long term research I had instigated in the old city. I was aware of my connection to this place and Karmit helped me recognise different aspects involved that often remained unseen or just partly understood. I gained valuable insights into my art practise in general, and the different steps of the process in particular.
To be able to articulate, discuss, and deepen our sensitivities and awareness, is an amazing opportunity. A learning process I cherish and wish to continue in future projects to come.