LIVING SCULPTURES
VIDEO SAMPLE
Blocks: Kai Ruohonen
Block theatre: Roosa Halme
Animation: Anni Vuorenmaa
Producer: Annukka Ketola
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PRODUCTS
BLOCK THEATRE – METHOD MANUAL TO THE WORLD OF WOODEN BLOCKS
Ed. Roosa Halme
Price: € 20 + shipping
In this manual the puppet artist Roosa Halme looks into the essence of block theatre and shares her experiences on block theatre work in different environments. We also get parallel views to the world of Block Theatre through Kai Ruohonen, the visual artist behind the blocks, Matthew Bernier, a professor of art therapy, and Marja Susi, a psychologist and a puppetry artist. This manual offers new ideas and methods into interaction with people from all age groups and from different cultural backgrounds. The manual is available in English, and from March 2023 on, also in Swedish.
You can also acquire the method manual from the following resellers:
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LIVING SCULPTURE I
Price: € 526 + shipping
Living Sculpture I block set is an art-driven aid for playing, consisting of blocks made out of birch, oak, and hazel. The wood have been chosen for their durability and their distinctive colors. The made-to-order blocks are unique and hand-made locally. In making the blocks, aesthetic, ethic, and ecological values come first, never forgetting safe use for all ages.
The Living Sculpture I is made by puppet artist Roosa Halme, based on the blocks designed by artist Kai Ruohonen. The blocks are manufactured by carpenters Kari Haikonen and Timo Lehtinen.
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LIVING SCULPTURE II
Price: € 445 + shipping
The Living Sculpture II block set is a functional piece that changes its form and lives. The material for the block set are geometrical basic forms and their derivatives, based on the traditional, approachable building blocks. Building with blocks is a form of sculpture, and with blocks you can carve an unlimited number of different entities, shapes and meanings. The organic blocks are 100 % recyclable – both the material and the forms.
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LIVING SCULPTURE III
Price: € 1275 + shipping
Living Sculpture III group set is the widest product of the series, and it can be used by several builders at once. Like other Living Sculptures, it’s a functional piece that changes its form and lives. The material for the block set are geometrical basic forms and their derivatives, based on the traditional, approachable building blocks. Building with blocks is a form of sculpture, and with blocks you can carve an unlimited number of different entities, shapes and meanings. The organic blocks are 100 % recyclable – both the material and the forms.
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LIVING SCULPTURE IV
Price: € 25 + shipping
Living Sculpture IV is a set of five blocks that can be constructed into different meanings.
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LIVING SCULPTURE V
Price: € 45 + shipping
Living Sculpture V block set is a set of five blocks that refer to the KO-KOO-MO logotype. You can use the set to build the creature in the logo, or something completely different.
Check video sample, which shows how the block set finds various meanings.
The blocks are made out of birch, oak, and hazel.
LIVING SCULPTURE – AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION
Price: € 1500 + shipping
KO-KOO-MO: LIVING SCULPTURE exhibition consists of block sculptures to admire and block sets to touch and construct into a shape of one’s own vision. Living Sculpture is interactive art, guiding the visitor to build their own block art out of the Living Sculpture block set and to photograph it. The exhibition includes a Block Theatre performance in the inauguration.
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BLOCK SET MINIATURE SCULPTURES
Price: € 300 + shipping
The Block set miniature sculptures are unique pieces and/or limited series. The wood have been chosen for their durability and their distinctive colors. The made-to-order blocks are unique and hand-made locally. In making the blocks, aesthetic, ethic, and ecological values come first, never forgetting safe use for all ages.
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