The Voices from the Land (Voices) project is an exploration and celebration of oral and written language… of science, art, performance… and the human imagination. Voices projects can be done with people of all ages and abilities… in any landscape… using any language.
Research reveals there is an ancient and intimate connection between language and landscape, a connection found in cultures around the world. Within each person, there is a gifted orator, artist, and performer. Voices projects are a way for people to develop these inherent gifts.
Returning indoors, teams use oral and written language strategies to create poetry. They develop and execute strategies for sharing their Voices project through performance art. Teams can collaborate to layout, design and publish full-color, high-quality books of their art and poetry and/or full-color posters that showcase their work. Multiple languages are sometimes featured in the books or posters.
As teams create art from nature’s materials, they use color, shape, light, pattern and the landscape itself to reveal simple miracles of everyday life… and the fragile relationship between people, nature and time. Teams also use digital technologies to document their art.
