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Retreat

It`s a method that`s been around since the dawn of time. People leave their home, their families and friends for some time to take some distance. They take distance to get a better view on their everyday lives; the usual day to day stuff. To gain perspective on what is happening in their world and to ponder a bit upon what’s coming; where things are heading towards. To step outside, to go offline, to take time out.
In Uchronia we are certainly not alone. We took off with about 50 people who had one goal in common; one message. We left for the desert, a place which symbolises the purity of our intent. The blank page upon which we wish to deliver our message. A message from the future.
As the days go on things are starting to take form. The infinite playa skyline is progressively building up with all sorts of creations, each one beginning to communicate its very own message. And while the world around us is building up in waves, the ponds of our minds are slowing to a rest. We can see further, clearer, better now. The essential stands out. Tranquility at last. The future has arrived.

Bert Kriekels

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Receiving a letter in the middle of nowhere.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

Maurices ‘booty lala’.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Joey kicks off the message.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Be who you wanna be. Ben.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

The workers in briefing.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

Arne, the artist in action.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

Centerpoint.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

Closing the circle.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

Julie and Amber playing soccer.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

James: ‘Feed me, feed me now!’
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Christel finally took a leap of faith: she’s going to take a year off.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Docking the spaceship.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Having trouble with the triple work shift, Fre?
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

Wooden painting.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

Portrait of a worker. Geert.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

The future is reaching visible proportions.
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

‘What on earth are we building here …?’
Photography by: Marc Vonstein

One stick at a time: reaching for the sky.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Sky Jacks and Siccor Lifts; tools of the trade.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Rightfully proud for having pulled off a triple shift.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Building our ‘Arc de Triomphe’.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort

Team Spirit convergence.
Photography by: Thierry van Dort