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[[File:Digging the strip.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|Preparation of the naked soil strip.]] | [[File:Digging the strip.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|Preparation of the naked soil strip.]] | ||
[[File:SETU 9.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|Robin, identifying local species of pollinators by isolating them on a white background.]] | [[File:SETU 9.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|Robin, identifying local species of pollinators by isolating them on a white background.]] | ||
[[File:SETU 14.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|Evening out of the strip by performing the steps of the Plinn.]] | [[File:SETU 14.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|Evening out of the strip by performing the steps of the <i>Plinn</i>.]] | ||
[[File:Table solitarybeebread.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|The serving of the solitary bee bread on the strip.]] | [[File:Table solitarybeebread.png|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|The serving of the solitary bee bread on the strip.]] | ||
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Following this conversation, the collective shared its desire to dig a naked soil strip in Christhian's farm. He kindly accepted and the first strip was dug. To this day, Christian sends us regular updates on the evolution of the strip. | Following this conversation, the collective shared its desire to dig a naked soil strip in Christhian's farm. He kindly accepted and the first strip was dug. To this day, Christian sends us regular updates on the evolution of the strip. | ||
As mentioned above, the naked soil strip technic calls for a compacting of the bare soil —which allows insects to build sturdier tunnels. Commonly done with tractors, simply rolling their wheels on the strip, the collective however decided to translate this essential stage into a performative ritual. In order for it to accurately reflect the local culture, we got in contact with dancer Yuna Postic, member of the <i>Cercle Ar Vro Mélénig</i>, the traditional dance association of Élliant, a village adjoining Christhian's farm and the festival grounds. Passionate and a strong advocate for her regional heritage, Yuna taught us about the history and the various forms of dances used by locals to carry out agricultural tasks in the past. This conversation was recorded and published in a [http://www.thesoftprotestdigest.org/index.php?title=Preparation_of_a_naked_soil_strip,_Inauguration_of_a_naked_soil_strip&action=submit#Podcast/ podcast]<ref name=podcast>The podcast is published in French and was also transcribed in English. Both versions are available on the corresponding page</ref>. The conversation led Yuna to mention the | As mentioned above, the naked soil strip technic calls for a compacting of the bare soil —which allows insects to build sturdier tunnels. Commonly done with tractors, simply rolling their wheels on the strip, the collective however decided to translate this essential stage into a performative ritual. In order for it to accurately reflect the local culture, we got in contact with dancer Yuna Postic, member of the <i>Cercle Ar Vro Mélénig</i>, the traditional dance association of Élliant, a village adjoining Christhian's farm and the festival grounds. Passionate and a strong advocate for her regional heritage, Yuna taught us about the history and the various forms of dances used by locals to carry out agricultural tasks in the past. This conversation was recorded and published in a [http://www.thesoftprotestdigest.org/index.php?title=Preparation_of_a_naked_soil_strip,_Inauguration_of_a_naked_soil_strip&action=submit#Podcast/ podcast]<ref name=podcast>The podcast is published in French and was also transcribed in English. Both versions are available on the corresponding page</ref>. The conversation led Yuna to mention the “<i>Plinn</i>”, a simple step formerly used to compact the soil of farms and stables to assure of the stability of their foundations. Being a volunteer teacher, it did not require any convincing for Yuna to teach us these few steps, which Nickie would later come to teach the visitors of the festival.<br> | ||
A second naked soil strip was ultimately dug on the festival grounds, in a field usually used as grazing land for horses. As for the first strip, this second one was dug in accordance with the farmer owning the land. Interested in the project, she offered to later install a fence around the strip to protect it from her animals and to also monitor the evolution of the strip in time. | A second naked soil strip was ultimately dug on the festival grounds, in a field usually used as grazing land for horses. As for the first strip, this second one was dug in accordance with the farmer owning the land. Interested in the project, she offered to later install a fence around the strip to protect it from her animals and to also monitor the evolution of the strip in time. | ||
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== The inauguration speech == | == The inauguration speech == | ||
“A long strip of soil, fifty centimeters wide, is stripped of the plants which used to cover it, thanks to simple tools and hands. In this field, this fallow, this pasture, this meadow or this garden, someone steps forward until it reaches the first half of the naked soil strip, letting seeds of melliferous plants fall from its pockets along the way. Soon after, following one another from start to end, dancers come to repeat the steps of the Plinn dance, slowly, carefully, silently across the newly sown strip. | “A long strip of soil, fifty centimeters wide, is stripped of the plants which used to cover it, thanks to simple tools and hands. In this field, this fallow, this pasture, this meadow or this garden, someone steps forward until it reaches the first half of the naked soil strip, letting seeds of melliferous plants fall from its pockets along the way. Soon after, following one another from start to end, dancers come to repeat the steps of the <i>Plinn</i> dance, slowly, carefully, silently across the newly sown strip. | ||
By doing so, the dancers stamp and prepare the strip of soil which will host the guests of the upcoming winter: the discrete beings who thrive in bare soils. We sometimes can observe their burrows scattered across the grounds exposed to the warmth of the sun. She or he who has drawn this strip of naked soil on her of his land or garden, is well aware of it: by offering hospitality to these invertebrate diggers, she increases the odds of a successful harvest, of seeing her garden liven up, and the preservation of her beloved landscapes. | By doing so, the dancers stamp and prepare the strip of soil which will host the guests of the upcoming winter: the discrete beings who thrive in bare soils. We sometimes can observe their burrows scattered across the grounds exposed to the warmth of the sun. She or he who has drawn this strip of naked soil on her of his land or garden, is well aware of it: by offering hospitality to these invertebrate diggers, she increases the odds of a successful harvest, of seeing her garden liven up, and the preservation of her beloved landscapes. | ||
By being of service to all, non-humans and humans, service is given to oneself. | By being of service to all, non-humans and humans, service is given to oneself. | ||