For our OLOS Winter Happening, Filipe and Kate devised a virtual happening based around the card game Dixit, a ubiquitous presence at OLOS workshops. We were joined on zoom by 15 alumni artists, from 3 continents and 7 countries. We set the artists a few quick tasks to create audio and visual material based on several questions:

- create an audio recording capturing what you feel grateful for 

- create a short video clip capturing a challenge or frustration you are feeling

 

We then paired them up and asked them to devise titles for a dixit card of their liking. The pairs were tasked to choose their favourite title and to create an audiovisual work of max 1 minute to share the next week. Meanwhile, Filipe created a sound piece from the audio material collected, and Kate and Bea collaborated on curating everyone's short video clips. 

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Many of our artists from across three years of OLOS had never met before, so it was a beautiful moment to make new connections and share the feeling of a family bond. Likewise, though created quickly and remotely, the resulting creations were inspiring and moving. They each capture some aspect of the strangeness of this year and what it feels like to try to create in this environment. 

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The OLOS Winter Happening 2020 reminded us of the good times we have had together, but also our creative resilience. The simple act of reaching out to collaborate with another person can truly wake up your creative life force. We hope you enjoy the results of these brief encounters below. Thank you to everyone who participated, and to those who weren't able to join - we are so grateful for all of you!

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