A group walk in Prespa.

Center, magic archetypal circle.
Circle as a symbol of protection and defense.
The ritual events in the shape of a circle.

Carl Gustav Jung introduces the Mandala motif into modern psychology through his personal experience, as a kind of diary.
He drew a small circle every morning and observed how it changed according to his psychological state.
He believed that it could be used as a therapeutic tool and through creation, to be another path to self-knowledge.
In India, the Mandala is a secular image in which the believers want to be participants, so by making one they leave their current state and unite with the divine, with the macrocosm which for Jung is the collective unconscious.
The creator does not make any thought or analysis, his attention travels randomly to the image he creates, from one point to another.
This process takes place in the subconscious, but thoughts and feelings are ordered and harmonized.
Walking has a healing role in mental and physical health.
Walking can spark creativity through observation and reflection and provide mental well-being to man.
This simple activity is the best way to restore our contact with nature.
Nietzsche, an almost fanatical walker, wrote that “all really great thoughts come from walking.”

Mandala as well as walking can be an occasion for artistic and therapeutic purposes.
Creation process
During my stay in the area there will be daily walks in the surrounding area. I will collect my material from nature and at the end of the route I will deposit it on a surface with wet clay. Clay, a material from nature, will be able to stabilize fragile organic matter in the soil and retain its footprint.
The placement of the materials will be done from the center to the outside in order to create a large Mandala. Starting with simple forms, gradually the design will become more complex.
In the end, two works will be created.
An ephemeral one from the organic matter itself and a permanent work from the imprint on the clay.
New forms and meanings will emerge depending on the material and the one who looks at it.
The result of this process is the Natural Mandala, as an illustration of the dual relationship between nature and man
Strollers can be participants in the action, following, collecting, and creating their own personal mandalas.