"Tell a story.... "

A vase of daffodils, a bowl of nuts and two chairs invite perfect strangers to sit down together to tell a story from their own lives.

Visitors listen to tales of fear and of cold, of waves and of power, of fire and of change. In the Encounters compound we experience a change of mood and pace, there is a glow in this beautiful exchange.

All around people are visiting and networking at the different stands. After being at these types of events, people often go home to their lives and connections and conversations fade away. Regen South-west organiser Chloe Uden hopes that today will be different.

She has commissioned us to contribute novel activities to an energy event like Renewable Energy Marketplace and its proving itself to be a great innovation. Our “Tell a Story “ activity and “Self sufficiency and the Power of Dreams” audio-pod installation generate a real buzz. It certainly looks as though our participants are engaging with each other on a deeper level, lots of people are exchanging emails, and some have been chatting for ages, we think there is a good chance some will follow up. Chloe hopes for new collaborations outside of the arena on the theme of renewables.

Encounters “Tell a story “ activity and “Place –dreamer pod” with its comfy listening space and props to spark conversations around energy open up a space in which people can speak together in public about energy and their hopes for the future.

Don’t we all long for the simple act of connection of sharing who we are …?

But lets take it further, so that everyday we are talking to others about things that really matter to us and our planet.

Find out more about Regen South West and Renewable Energy Marketplace here.

See downloadable REM showguide including our exhibit.

Listen to “Self sufficiency and the power of dreams” audio by Encounters associate Anna Keleher and New Mexican artist Claire Coté here. (Radio Dreaming Off-grid).