The Hedge of Hello Wood – Ákos Juhász / Charley Brentnall
Technically, the Hedge is a harmonica-shaped, semicircular, delicate stage background. It’s collapsible, transportable and it creates a real community space, as the performers are on the same level as the audience. It’s made of plain and magenta coloured bars, and assembling it requires serious teamwork. We saw how it worked in action at the Hello Wood closing event where Soul Clap played a concert in front of the Hedge.
Village Cinema – Rufus van den Ban / Suzana Milinovic
It was really interesting to see the Village Cinema being built: one of the people was balancing mirrors the whole time, as the wooden structure, which can accommodate four, works as a kind of periscope. There are no screenings in the classical sense: it is reality that you can see inside the installation; the mirrors show what’s happening outside the cinema. The Village Cinema is mobile, meaning that you can watch “films” from different genres: if you set it up in front of trees, you’ll see a natural history film, and in extreme cases you can even catch an erotic flick. What would image be without sound? There’s a soundtrack too, provided by a metal ball located on a rail at the back of the cinema.
Tea Totem – Lukasz Pastuszka / Zsófi Illés
Looking almost like it’s made of lace, this towering wooden installation has two functions. The basic concept was born out of the cooperation of an architect at MOOMOO and the founder of Collective Plant. The interior is 2x2 m, and is accessible through two doors, so you cannot even see in advance who you’re going to have tea with. The drinks are made using plants from forests and fields around the village, which are hung up on the structure to dry. You can drink the delicious brews in an intimate atmosphere, from the ceramics of Kezemura.
Tower Gate – Márta Fischer / Oliver Sales
The structure called the village’s Gate is truly striking: strictly speaking, it’s a static composition, but it’s playful and dynamic at the same time. You can even climb on top of it to look at the village from up above. If you have a date with someone, you can wait for them in the “belly” of the triangle.
Biwak – Ákos Eleőd / Zoltán Kalászi / Tamás Máté / Áron Vass-Eysen
Seeing the Biwak “pods” at night, in candlelight was absolutely stunning: these little cubicles can be a hiding place, a cottage on the edge of the village, a place for relaxation or even a lovers’ nest. Like caves, these structures lack doors and are constructed from boards joined at slanting angles. The creators were inspired by Pál Szinyei Merse’s painting Picnic in May, which depicts the most beautiful harmony between man and nature. Still, the pebble-like bunkers rather reminded us of Scandinavia.
