Children's forest pavilion, set of publications

All publications published on the occasion of the CHILDREN’S FOREST PAVILION
Lithuania at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2023

The set consists of:

1. A forest continuum workbook
The workbook by is composed of multilayered stories, workshops, and activities created in collaboration with local children in the Kainuu area, Finland. It grew from a series of workshops held in the notably large but threatened areas of old-growth forest in the northern boreal zone. In this workbook, readers can discover the forest, its ecosystem and communities, and investigate their own environment through a series of multisensory activities.

Mustarinda are thankful to 6th grade students from Puolankajärvi comprehensive school and teachers, 4th grade and teachers and Mustarinda art club students from Hyrynsalmi comprehensive school, Elis Hannikainen, Laura Suurhasko, Kryštof Kučera, Zuzana Janečková, Chris Mayer, Vilma Mankonen, Saija Kangasniemi, Mustarinda association members for support and Finnish Culture Foundation for travelling grant.

2. Mountain pines alphabet by Mantas Peteraitis
Architect Mantas Peteraitis collected branches from mountain pines over 100-years-old in forests that were planted over wind-blown sand dunes in the Curonian Spit. His objective was to study the natural joints of these fragments and their possible use in furniture making. The selection of branches resemble letters and can be continuously rearranged and placed in different spots throughout the Children’s Forest Pavilion’s playscape installation to invent interconnectable structures. The complete alphabet is also published in the form of a poster for which graphic designer Monika Janulevičiūtė together with Mantas Peteraitis developped the mountain_pine typeface.

3. The swamp observatory posters

4. Old-growth forest poster

5. Forest sheep, book by Laura Garbštienė and Kornelija Žalpytė
The artist Laura Garbštienė wrote Forest Sheep, a book about agroforestry and grazing sheep in the woodlands. These stories, written in the form of a shepherd’s diary, are accompanied by illustrator and educator Kornelija Žalpytė’s drawings.