If there is a natural force
inside each of us that can save the world by giving us unity, it is creativity.
Each individual has the inherent potential to become a creative human being, and
in fact such productive creativity aligned with an appreciation of the creative
work can be a key to human happiness. "Happiness is the indication that man has
found the answer to the problem of human existence: the productive realization
of his potentialities and thus, simultaneously, being one with the world and
preserving the integrity of his self."
Conversely, a person who lives
without connection to the creative flow inevitably becomes depressed and
apathetic towards life. The uncreative individual lives as a consumer of the
status quo, never reaching beyond the perimeters of the
military/industrial/educational complex, never allowing the mind to open up to
new alternatives beyond such things as the capitalist or communist systems, in
order to see how to live in real harmony: individually, collectively, or
globally. Therefore PHISOLAMA considers it essential for all people to actualize
their creative selves.
With this in mind, PHISOLAMA
wishes to foster all the of creative arts for all the people
by;
¨Establishing or supporting environments that enable
artistic expression and creativity
¨Supporting
self-expression development programs for children
¨Supporting outreach projects to communities whom,
because of economic, political, or cultural oppression, or a
disempowering education have had their innate creative abilities
disabled.
¨Encouraging global cultural exchange and experimental
integration of cultures to create new creative arts whilst respecting and
encouraging their wonderful diversity
¨Protecting endangered cultures, languages and
arts.
The intention of PHISOLAMA is to
reintegrate creativity into the fabric of community so that it is no longer seen
as the pursuit of the privileged few or as merely entertainment for some, but as
a vital and integrating function of the self and the whole, and an expression of
the joy and suffering of being.
The same intention applies
equally to PHISOLAMA'S strategy for Media projects. Media, as it has generally
been practiced, is centered on the individual as consumer - of products, of
ideas, of feelings, of knowledge. It is thus coercive in its application,
leaving little space for interaction between recipient and provider. It is
created by a remote few, thus restricting creative access from the many who,
instead, become passive consumers.
PHISOLAMA is therefore
committed to expanding traditional media conduits to include the creative
efforts of the many so that media becomes the medium (the middle) or hub for a
creative dialogue of ideas, feelings, knowledge and resources that are
accessible to all. Through technological innovations and the enabling of
creativity facilitated by the PHISOLAMA projects described herein, PHISOLAMA
will create a media that is a planetary conduit for sharing.
PHISOLAMA is committed to creating an
alternative multimedia communications network, and separately an 'immersive
environment' education and entertainment
network.
