Welcome to the Story Garden
The STORY GARDEN is an online space where stories grow.
Here you can ENJOY and NURTURE stories about and from the World of Wikimoma.
The World of Wikimoma is the fantasy realm brought into being whenever you
participate in any of our pop-up galleries, games, events or creative projects.
The STORIES you share, make the World of Wikimoma.
The STORY OF FAFIFI
The World of Wikimoma fantasy is built around three intersecting story themes: an island, it's world class museum and the airline that takes you there.
Once upon a time there was an island in the south Pacific called Fafifi. It is in a rare class of Pacific islands, in that Fafifi was never colonized by the global North. In fact, by quirk of fate, the Island of Fafifi was simultaneously settled in the 1720s by two converging groups:
- a shipload of radicals, revolutionaries, pirates & queer refugees from London, and
- a fleet of Pacific Islanders fleeing unrelenting war on their home island Bali Hai.
The result of this fateful contact of two quite different (yet interestingly similar) ethnic groups, is the story we discover and tell when we engage in the World of Wikimoma. Largely, the new settlers decided to co-operate and make love. A creole language quickly evolved along with a politics fueled by the strong cultural traditions of the Islanders and revolutionary sentiments of the alienated Europeans. The resulting population eventually formed a nation state, now known as the - the Commonwealth of Fafifi.
Now, over three centuries later and after fortuitously avoiding invasion during the second World War, Fafifi has grown into a small but significant country with a population of 96,230 (2020 census). Its thriving economy is based on agriculture, regional transportation (maritime & aviation), education and eco-ethno-tourism.
The people of Fafifi opened the Museum of Moving Art in 2012 - plays an important role in the economy of Fafifi and serves as a conduit of influence, showcasing the nation of Fafifi on the world stage.
Click on this link to see the full Story of Fafifi.
A GARDEN - NOT A LINE
Among other things, the mind map above illustrates two important ideas relating to the World of Wikimoma fantasy, these ideas are:
- the flourishing of non-linear story telling
- the variety of different pathways and gateways into World of Wikimoma fantasy world.
A larger view of the mind can be obtained by clicking on the image (and then selecting "more details").
The Gateways
The gateways in the mind map represent the different means players and audience can access the Story Garden determined by the context in which they engage with MOMA. They represent different aspects of the MOMA Story dilivered at different occassions and within a variety of interations of the MOMA Game (for example the Table Top Board Game or an encounter with Live Action Role Play at a pop-up gallery event).
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Non-linear Story Telling
[To be written]
The WIKI as a writing tool
Story telling doesn't have to be Written
Getting help to add your Story
This wiki page goes into great detail about how the Story Garden grows, it also provides resources that you can use to develop & contribute Stories to the World of Wikimoma.
However, if you have come here with a Story ready to tell, this link will help you share your story in the Garden quicker. If you need assistance please connect on the Discord and reach out in the #Story Garden channel.
Art, Propaganda & Otherness (An Essay)
This is a link to an essay Essay: Art, Propaganda and Otherness. (It is work-in-progress)
Feature Story
If you would like your story featured here, click this link to message David Rose. In the meantime checkout Frost on the Swag, a video from MOMA's Digital Collection.
However, if you have come here with a Story ready to tell, this link will help you share your story in the Garden quicker.
Study Notes
This section of the wiki page is for cutting and pasting notes for use in creating this page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkrsgKEjkOI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonlinear_narrative
Start adding to the Story Garden now
Blah blah blah - work in progress.... We encourage you to have a go at contributing a story. Please feel free to reach out on Discord or contact David Rose if you need any help or guidance.
This video relates to the political story of Fafafi.