Subject: FW: valutazione su oreste tre dalla finlandia Sent: 29-10-1920 7:41 Received: 3-11-2000 18:23 Oggetto: valutazione su oreste tre dalla finlandia Oreste 3, Montescaglioso (MT), Italy For me Oreste 3 was the best because: – I learned the phrase “networking”. – I met a lot of artists from all over the world. – I met a lot of Italian artists. – I met a lot of local Montescaglians. – I learned about art being and going social. – I got new contacts and an artproject to join. – I got a lot of influences to my own artistic work. – I got a lot of good food. – I had a good time (the best, very best). Antti Vaaranmaa Mustasaari, Finland ________________________________________________ 06.10.2000 Shortly about Oreste 3 Only a week before our departure a friend from school called and asked if I wanted to go to Italy for two weeks. I couldn't say no though I didn't really know where are we going and what are we going to do. Later on I got some information about the workshops and that there will be young Italian artists as well as from many other European countries. I couldn't wait for to meet all these people and hear a bit what's going on all over Europe! We were taken good care of from the minute we stepped out of the train in Taranto. Everything was organized well; food, apartment, meetings, Oreste office, excursions to interesting places and so on. Thanks for the organizers who worked so many hours to make sure everything is just how it should be. Though we planned a little show for Sassadoro-festival, organized a dinner with Ferdinando and built up a sauna on the beach we still had a lot of time to look around in Montescaglioso. We also had time to just sit in cafe and discuss with other young artists, which was great. On top of that we got a chance to drive down to the beach and relax a bit. So I think program was convenient. Not too much or too little to do. For me the most exciting things were excursion to Matera and taking part to "feeling sense of home"-workshop. Giovanna took me and Heidi to play cards with couple of old men. It was very memorable moment to actually do something with local people. In my opinion the only thing which could be done better is getting the office functional on the day first guests arrive. Orestes office was very important and good place to work at, meet other participants and get information. That's why I think it would be good if it could be in use from the very first day. This summer residence gave me a lot. New contacts to different European countries and lots of good memories of all the nice people. I also got some ideas while I was photographying on the streets of Montescaglioso. And I hope that I learned to see "time" a bit more like Italians see it. Up here in Scandinavia it would be scandal if you had to wait for someone more than five minutes... stressing. So my first experience of Italy was very good. I'm glad that I got to see a little bit of Basilicata instead of the biggest cities. I think I could've found my way to Rome or Milan but I never would've found Montescaglioso on my own. Sanna Heikintalo Nykarleby, Finland
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