«For in times to come, we will have to find a responsive and sensitive balance between the still-usuable skills and wisdom of the past and sustainable products and inventions of the 21st century.»

Lloyd Kahn, 1973, The Book of Shelter
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Participation workshop - 13 & 19 May - Utrecht Manifest 2012

Participation workshop – 13 & 19 May – Utrecht Manifest 2012

In het kader van het Utrecht Manifest 2012 voert Know-How/Show-How een workshop door voor het publiek in Rotsoord en omgeving. Zoals in het project Werklandschap Kruist ICI gaat het om het documenteren van kennis in Rotsoord en de naburige wijken. Doel van het workshop is korte videodocumentaires te maken van mensen met speciale ambachtelijke kennis...
Assembling wood without glue

Assembling wood without glue

A leaf of a bulrush plant is used as insulation against moisture it preventing the joints from leaking.
Know-How/Show-How workshop in Utrecht

Know-How/Show-How workshop in Utrecht

On June 19 2011: ‘Know-How/Show-How’(KNSH) presents itself to the public for the first time. Invited by and in collaboration with The Utrecht Archives (national centre for ecclesiastical archives and the Dutch Railways)to represent the theme “Green” during the Cultural Sunday of Utrecht, KNSH organizes a public event where a selection of 6 documentaries from the...
Bulgarian funeral traditions

Bulgarian funeral traditions

While talking about the rituals performed during the grief and preparation for burial of the dead, the women of the village Zahari Stoyanovo (located in the northeast Dobrudja, Bulgaria), reveal a range of knowledge and wisdom. Like after the burial procession leave, the last man left the house, stuck a nail in the threshold of...

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