08/05/2026
𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 #𝟭 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟴
Through the Back to Basics series we will revisit the project’s core ideas and vocabulary, where they come from, what they mean, and how they shape the way we work across art, community participation, and environmental awareness. Each post focuses on one key concept, offering a clear insight into the thinking behind Transition to 8.
So… why 8?
In Transition to 8, the number isn’t decorative. It carries the logic of the project. The main idea is to create a recurring cultural framework (imagined as a periodic music festival) that could support awareness, participation, and shared understanding around urgent social issues, from environmental destruction and inequality to discrimination, displacement, and other realities that shape everyday life.
At the heart of this approach is sociodrama: a participatory process where people from different social groups step into dialogue, negotiate perspectives, and explore possible responses to what they are living through.
Within this project design, these discussions were organised across seven levels/axes. And that’s where symbolism around the number 8 enters: 7 is deeply rooted in collective human imagination, the seven natural notes of music, the seven colours of the spectrum, the seven days of the week, the seven energy centres (chakras). Again and again, seven appears as a system, a distinct structure that humans use to understand or interpret the world.
8 is what comes next.
Next post: The Transition.
