A flock of One Thousand Birds flew away

The Thousand Birds exhibition was a poetic example of how art can inspire everyone to think together about a more sustainable future. This exhibition was the culmination of an online training by Companhia de Música Teatral for kindergarten teachers since October 2023. 

The project ultimately involved their classroom children, parents and siblings and school colleagues in creating cross-domain projects inspired by real and imaginary birds that flew and sang. The origami birds from The Netherlands, Portugal, Britain and Belgium, folded by all the participants, found their way to Tabloo and found each other in this resounding work of art.

On June 6, and after receiving no fewer than 1,200 visitors, the exhibition moved again to Portugal, where a new project by Companhia de Música Teatral is working with 32 schools involved to create a renewed collection of origami birds. With hope for the future.

But not all the birds flew away. No fewer than 10,000 locally made origami birds still reside in Tabloo as a reminder of the community project organized in the wake of this SenseSquared event.