The performance is part of the project “When Myths Meet” which is an exploration about the meaning, making and sharing of myths in the present day. The mythical creature Tuminongnong from the Philippines wandered at the University of the Arts Helsinki’s opening ceremony at Kiasma and offered something for everybody.
Kiasma Museum, 7.9.2016
(c) Jolijn de Wolf and Christy Ann Balita
Myth meeting August 12 2016
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The Minotaur is spending time at the amazing FLOW festival! The best way to relate to this mythical creature is to join him in a game. Today the Minotaur is drawing labyrinths all over the FLOW territory. Track down 3 labyrinths and take a selfie with them, and the Minotaur will reward you with a price.
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Location: TTIP demonstration in Helsinki
Time: 15.00 – 16.00
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What is the Minotaur holding? Are those seeds?
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Thank you Sakari Kiuru for making this wonderful photo of Tuminongnong:
Today we could enjoy a lovely drink after the myth meeting, given to us as a thank you by one of our spectators!
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The Minotaur had a suitcase full of candy today. Tuminongnong handed out coffee, but nobody wanted to accept his tempting offer…
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The sun was up as the myths appeared today. Must have been a pleasant day for them as well: they built small installations and gave out some candies.
As for the passers-by, the task was to document the kind of gazes and reaction they (passers-by) gave to the entities. Adjective were utilized as qualitative data.
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Today was drizzling. Good thing the mythical entities still appeared. The task was to count the gazes the entities (and the Researcher, as well) got from the people passers-by. Gazes are counted even if people don’t necessarily react to the entities but as long as the Researcher perceived that the passer-by has the mythical creature inside his/or her eye span.
The Minotaur – 164 gazes
The Tuminongnong – 96 gazes
-Notes for today, The Researchers
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The Mythological Institute 