Artist's Statement

The Ten Principles
The Ten Principles are ways of living in a different, experimental way during the event, that may give us insights about how we want to live.

Some are about participation and self-expression — everyone has something they can to to contribute. There are no spectatorshere; we are all making the party happen.

Some are about decommodification and gifting — a way to take a break from the commercialized outside world’s money economy and escape into an experiment in abundance, where everyone brings something to give away freely. Even a performance or interaction is a gift in our gifting economy.

We are a Leave No Trace event. We leave the land as we found it and everyone packs out their own trash. This is not only being a good neighbor, it’s an exercise in mindfulness and responsibility.