TERRA

Citizens :

Mandi EDELJUNG
Yvonne ERIKSSON
LennART FROSTESJÖ
Aron HIDMAN
Jerker JANSSON
Ymas JANSSON
Claude LACOURSIERE
Anders LUNDKVIST
Lotta NILSSON
Oden NILSSON
Tove SANDELL
Terra TIGER
McCloud ZICMUSE

The nation of TERRA took place in UMEÅ, Sweden. The information is printed on the invitation.



















We decided that this nation would focus around one of the workshop participants, Terra.
Terra was born in 1975 so we date that as the beginning of her nation. To share this nation with other people we installed a shrine to Terra. Terra chose our national colors and the PI symbol as our sign. Yvonne was the prophetess for having instigated the declaration as Terra as the nation and wrote the hymn to Terra whose lyrics follow:
There is a land
There is a land
Terra
Terra
You can come if you want
You can come if you want
to Terra
to Terra
She speaks to me sweetly
She speaks to me sweetly
Terra
Terra
There were other versions in other languages written, but the English version was the only one performed . We started the ceremonies by singing the hymn to Terra then she replied using only her voice, that of the clarinet, our national instrument.


Anders the minister of Cultural Propaganda gave a speech and we were joined by members of the local community including the neighboring gallery, who also became citizens.
Shortly afterward we held our national dance on the hill behind the shrine. Aron received the sacred stick from Terra, the dancers (myself and Anders) followed him in a procession up to the hill where he placed the stick in the ground and using a string, traced out a circle roughly one meter from the stick. The dancers had one ski and one ski pole and took part in drinking the national beverage (lignonberry/vodka) for each full circle completed.























After the dance, the we shared the national cuisine, LENNART, with Terra. LENNART was prepared by LennART . Named by Terra, it consisted of beet slices with lentil paste inside, like ravioli, then a vinaigrette sauce of secret ingredients was sprinkled on top.



Aron, as the minister of sound, produced a soundscape of stories and music. Since it was decided that sounds were the national currency he was therefore the minister of finance. In order to eat the national dish, people had to offer a sound to the "sound bank" which then was distorted and rebroadcast.

Tova and Jerker performed some traditional songs as others reveled.



Then, to close the ceremonies, Terra again spoke to us with her clarinet



and we sang her hymn one last time.

The nation continues in the physical form of Terra and also as an online community group.

The shrine space was provided by :
Galleri Andersson Sandström
Aktrisgränd 34 S-903 64 UMEÅ

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