home   program   magnesia   gallery   history   participants   practical   FAQ   special event   interact   contact	subscribers   every year there are some 6 - 10 participants from following countries: australia: 1 / belgium: 25 / bulgaria: 1 / columbia: 1 / france: 2 / fyrom: 1 / germany: 1 / greece: 4 / ireland: 1 / mexico: 1 / moldavia: 1 / netherlands: 2 / panama: 1 / portugal: 1 / serbia: 1 / south africa: 1 / spain: 1 / sweden: 3 / switzerland: 1 / u.k.: 1 / u.s.: 3 disciplines: painting: 9 / motion graphic designer: 1 / interaction designer: 1 / land art: 3 / designer: 1 / photographer: 2 / musician: 3 / school director: 1 / sculptor: 6 / tele-communication: 1 / organizer: 1 / art student: 3 / landscape architecture: 2 / architecture student: 2 / graphics: 1 / art school: 2 / multimedia: 4 / miniature painting: 1 / curator: 1 / ice sculptor: 1 / new technologies journalist: 1 / researcher: 3   thanks to   foundations and people who have inspired "cic" and "the levka ori org": many international foundations and institutions have cooperated with with "levka ori org" or "cic" in one way or another. bergs john, stichting viba / netherlands / foundation for integral architecture bower sam, green-museum / us / land art organizer cool alexandra / belgium / guest-lecturer: land art darge moniek / belgium / logos foundation dijkstra liz / france / english translations gavan jane, foundation sydney college / australia / coordinator gayatri kristoffersson marie / sweden / landartcrossing herbrand ludwig / germany / water researcher hilscher gottfried / germany / guest-lecturer / new technology journalist / member cic iatridis yanoukos / greece / author 'flowers of crete' jacobs cecile, ministry of flemish culture / belgium / spreading the program to belgian artists khammas achmed / germany / new technology researcher potharst jan / netherlands / ars floreat schneider adolf & inge, transaltec / switzerland / new technology research and editor of "net-journal" schmid peter, prof univ. eindhoven / netherlands / member cic schmid rete, solar schweiz / switzerland / new technology researcher sfinarolakis georgios / greece / land owner sillard brigitte / france / land artist strijkel anne, stichting stim / netherlands / foundation for coo-creation wilkes john, flow design research group / u.k. / water research würth felix, zero energy a.g. / germany / new technology researcher   testimonies   " the experience I had on crete, was as if it took me up and allowed me to became 'one' with the power and the fragility of the landscape " (martine platteau / belgium/ sculptor) " although some creative people think that the project is limited to crete, I was so stimulated by the gorgeous beauty of the site and the virgin nature, that once at home I could continue to be creative in the same way " (joost laroy / belgium / sculptor) " I was surprised to find here no real organization, no fixed locations nor even properties of the organizing associations, but only a guide, so that I was free to act without any pressure or submissive feeling " (gottfried hilscher / germany / journalist) " never before could I make such nomadic experiments and it was also a pleasure to have the possibility to work in tandem with others " (sara wijkmans / belgium / sculptor) " the success of such an event is determined by the participants. the group of participants was so nice and attentive, that its warmth and attention automatically stimulated the quality of life, so that already on that way the ultimate aim of the project was reached " (wouter meire / belgium / musician) " in 2004, different fields of art and nationalities joined the project and blended their cultures and ideas. the project became a challenging encounter ! we were a group of 8 persons and we represented seven different fields in arts. this wide range of professional practice in arts, created a dynamic atmosphere, for ideas to be expressed, tested and evaluated. we had regular briefings on the project. the project was completed with debriefing, feed back and making plans for upcoming year. " ( marie gayatri kristoffersson / sweden / land artist ) " my experience with the discovery and the working on magnesia in crete is very positive. it was surprising how wild the mountains are, how cooperative the team of people participating to the levka ori project & how fullfilling the process of bringing audio art within the scope of this unique setting. " (moniek darge / belgium / musician) " I didn't get a chance to tell you how much I enjoyed the Levka Ori encounters. I thought the program was well balanced between organized activities and open work periods, and the connections I made with the other participants were both professionally and personally rewarding. " (julian scaff / usa / ecological art, design, video, sound) " thanks for the Creative Encounter initiative and I look forwards to reactions, data, photograph exchange and the planned exhibitions in ghent and bruges. " (annemarie steinvoort / netherlands / literature & soundartist.) " I would like to thank you all for the great time I've had. It was great to see you create and watch the dynamics and interaction within the group. It was a totally different week than that I originally planned. " (ellen scheers / belgium / observing photographer) " thanks a lot for making the Levkaori such a nice event this year " (maria gayatry / sweden / land art)