creating
We helped during the three weeks to set up the social center „Altes Bahnwerk“ in Weißenfels, Germany. We did bricklaying and pointing, learned to work with wood and metal, built furniture, a new compost toilet, and did welding. We were guided by professionals and were able to experiment and learn a lot. In addition, we also carried out our own small projects, the so-called DIY projects (Do It Yourself).
DIY projects – Do It Yourself
In the lead time, we discovered our need to explore various activities: We did not only want to learn scills in a craft, but also be creative and create our own projects. Compiling a shared online mind map for simultaneous use by several persons (https://miro.com), we collected dozens of things we wanted to do, and quite a lot of them seemed to be somewhere in the middle between handcraft, art, recycling and up-cycling. Searching for a super-ordinate title for them, we conceived to the term of DIY.
We instantly loved the idea of DIY: Have an idea what to build, repair, or do – and search for a way to do it on our own. Our DIY projects turned out to be very different, but they’ve got one thing in common: We became our own experts. By gathering information and brainstorming about unusual ways of turning our vision into reality, we entered creative processes that benefited from every person taking part in the action. Do It Yourself does not mean: Do it alone, but do it with a group that focuses on the skills and creativity of everybody involved.
