A series of five writing workshops guided by guest artist Lito Skopeliti. Each session explored a space for collective auto-narratives. Together we explored our eco-selves through writing.

“Inner Landscapes: Collective Writing through the Elements” was a journey across the terrains of our inner world(s). Through a sequence of five workshops, people who wished to participate stepped into an exploration of their inner resonances. What sustains us? What is the rhythm of our inner flow? What ignites our spirit? Where do we root, where do we expand and transform, and what connects the different parts of oneself?

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The elements hold power; they carry resonances that can become pathways for exploration. Opening inward through sensing and translating experience into words became part of this unfolding. Writing was the medium of exploration. Yet beyond writing, there was space-holding; listening; speaking; and connecting.

Some people joined individual sessions to explore a specific element they felt drawn to, while others remained throughout the full cycle of workshops. The texts that emerged were beautifully diverse – landscapes from different geographies, encounters with rain and oceans, summer breeze and tornado. The joy of observing, of allowing ourselves to be surprised – by our own voices and by the voices of others – became one of the most meaningful aspects of the process.

Beyond the artistic expressions and the written pieces themselves, these workshops became a reminder of holding a space and creating collectively, tenderly, and with trust.  Closing this circle, which was generously held at Fydani space and materialised through the openness of Mouries Collective, I carry within me exactly this: the beauty, freedom and joy of creating together.