isn't it time for. africa people and projects that are changing the rules are meant for the better it's up to us to make a difference let's see if. you can with the environment magazine. on d w. five i want to welcome to another edition of the show i'm your host meghan li from villas in the sun to playing on air drums we have a mixed bag on the show today here's a look at what's coming up. artist utopia a place dedicated to creativity and happiness. under the sun a dream home on the a tiny island of sicily. and in the

mix the north german distillery and its fine jenkins car. it claims to be the smallest republican the world the lithuanian artist republic of peace it's only about a half a kilometer in size and its slogan is everyone has the right to be happy well it all started in the one nine hundred ninety s. when lithuania broke from the soviet union and became a democratic state now artists went one step further and they established their own utopia within the country is just celebrated its independence day and we went there to see how life operates in this artist paradise. this is a tiny self declared independent republic this artist's colony covers just zero point six square kilometers and lies entirely within the lithuanian capitol

building it's almost just pieties is the minister of foreign affairs the police and he's one of the republic's founding fathers. for forty three. folders dreaming that some. we also heard the driver was there for the first two three which are all sort of. with many of the fathers of the cup and to. which we saw whole change the world. this foolish dream has become the fantastical republic of peace founded in one thousand nine hundred seven its run by artists. behind these walls lies the heart of this micro nation the been a cafe it's both the seas of government owned a meeting place for local artists. meets for business discussion with the so-called

minister for justice and the head of the republic's own t.v. network it all started in the early one nine hundred ninety s. after the collapse of the soviet union. so people moved to lose district which will stop. last year. because nobody wanted to really few people here who are different from the people in the us. it's all of us but from the other shore the civil rules of the. library there were a lot of ink there were you know there were things over for life. on this street constitution is written on metal plaques in various languages. the first article reads everyone has the right to live by the river and there was

a girl no one has the right to flow by everyone. nine bridges connected to the rest of illness opening them is the symbolic duty of the minister of foreign affairs it's. called draw of all the bridges or. a couple thing of all the help of carob. i have to review their presence. which began with squatters is twenty years on and officially subsidized project to support young artists the incubator helps budding ceramic artists painters righteous musicians fashion designers and graphic designers. it's the first project of its kind in the baltic states. was born here manages the incubator as not only that. we

also run this national museum in our premises and public post office where tourists from all over the world get their passports stamped with this republic. so we have all elements of independent republic. tell us to parties has issued invitations to the fifth world conference of republican bassett is and consuls here a silver clove of garlic is awarded for so. this is a friend and it's the job of the ambassadors to make the mock republic known in their home countries from justin is among those being on it. i take it very seriously it's like coming home it is like a family gathering and that's the nicest thing about being an ambassador needing to be told as i did mention to having fun is one of the basic principles of the constitution the republics and currency used on independence day is a case in point is that while this is the usual p.r.

euro which is always tied to the price of beer kunstler mean you can pay with it and the euro is always worth as much as one beer now it does and that changes every year. every year the beer changes in value and it's the most important currency here. and the initial represents freedom a good bit if i heard. under the angel is most important celebration is held on independence day it starts with an artistic parade and the arrival of the ambassadors the republic's official flag is also on display it depicts a hand with a hole in it and some allies the impossibility of holding on to things. it's taken on a special meaning at a time in which more and more wealthy the through anian and russians are turning into bunia trendiest and most expensive residential district. this is how our new people are coming but who are these new people will probably keep

the spirit of. thomas to pieties will fight to protect the spirit of his small republic he has to after all these doesn't have any friends minister. moving on now to a brief look at some other culture news and in the netherlands officials in one province have come up with a novel way to control speeding with music plus a spanish opera legend celebrates a milestone birthday. that and more coming up in today's express. spanish opera singer among certain celebrates her eighty fifth birthday and first time during a crisp running six decades she has performed fountains of times and sung more than ninety roles. with queen lead singer freddie mercury for the nine hundred ninety two summer olympics remains unforgotten.

i. come again as one of the top opera singers of the twentieth century. approach me at the dutch town of laos can see. when drivers pass over strips of the road they produced the regional anthem a freesia much to the chagrin of local residents. we were in bed saturday night hearing the phrase an anthem constantly that psychological torture. and that is why the road will soon sing no more the idea was aimed to slow down drivers and is just one feature of celebrations as a european capital of culture. and exhibition titles duchamp margreet the elite revolutionary artist of the twentieth century open to

give you a palace in madrid on tuesday if you choose one hundred eighty works by famous thought on this and surrealists who revolutionized twentieth century art. the works are on loan from israel's national museum and to be seen in the spanish capital until july fifteenth. continuing now with our series on musical instruments and today we're taking a closer look at various forms of percussion normally drum sets are firmly planted on the floor but in this virtual day and age digital technology is allowing drummers to play their instruments in their. field can you say we're drums with any any type of music you can play any style

with the. drums might remind you of an imitator his favorite musician but. actually create sounds when he swings his drum sticks in empty space drums is a virtual instrument. john move on from france is one of the inventors together with drama. he demonstrates the principle behind it the drumsticks have reflective tips and there are also reflective markers on the drama's feet high speed camera transposes the motions to the computer program. very high speed you have a very great understanding of the trajectory of those objects and when you. use signify your intent. by stopping your mouth and sharply so we can.

detect that event this comparison with an acoustic drum set the accuracy of the computer program. but the instrument does have limitations. the thing that i'm missing from this is the brushes you know playing with brushes. because you don't have a you know there's no surface. then you have the sweeping motion of the brushes. she's a sound amused in music they are typically used in jobs. came up with the idea for airdromes when his now business partner richard lee left liverpool and his drum kids to go to college. he lived in

a student apartment in dublin wanted to keep drumming. the ball rolling the first time around drum centipede in twenty twelve. back in liverpool. already working on an improved version of aero drums. and when you play and you look around your kid it's i think he's there because. i think they're. nice see your. arrow drums one spell the demise of acoustic drums but they might establish themselves as an instrument in the right. then there would be two kinds of percussionists. dramas and arrow dramas. all this week we've been asking you if you

play an instrument and if so which one now some of our viewers have shared these photos with and it seems like tar is the preferred instrument. and of course this last photo looks like a very relaxed way. thank you to all of you who sent in those pictures and there is still time to take part in our contest just go to our website for all of the details are right moving on now to the italian island of sicily for a tour of a luxury home with sustainability and mind thick walls provide. insulation and the windows are arranged in such a way that they function like air conditioning now rainwater is also reuse for various purposes the owner said he was inspired by north african architecture so let's have a look around. the

sport those old lines beneath cicely's scorching sun. the house looks as if it was shaped by the wind welcome to my place. full of. the building blends into its natural surroundings and has practically no corners. the facade is lime based plaster the traditional building material in sicily. the flat rounded form of the houses influenced by traditional mediterranean architecture especially from the islands around sicily north of africa and in particular that moves us. but the navy and the little light and surrounds a city some traditional moroccan and. architecture from i grew up that's what he inspired us. spin issues kitchen dining room is the focal point of the one hundred twenty square meter hops

colorful excess reason are provided the only access to the stark point to the interior. this is meant to be the heart of the house the warmth. from year on. we have the sun coming in the chimney right behind your shoulder the colors in this of the places all here and all the activity supposed to start from here and the radiates to the rest of the house. other support oh spend several months of the year here with his family furnishings or practical but well designed. a freestanding bathtub called. residents cool in the summer. even when the mercury climbs to forty degrees celsius it still cool indoors the windows are laid out so as to circulate cooling breezes within the house and thick walls insulated from the issues well. they will start to actually two and one

is built perpendicular the other one is diagonal and leave in the middle so they create a space of a space over between the two walls which is supposed to isolate properly we don't even turn on the head condition action. outside an olive tree more than a century old provides more. the further away you get from the house the wilder the surroundings we come. down for use down that was intentionally built some distance from the house. of representatives c. and the passage to gradual passage down into civilization. from nature the passage of a gradual wilderness fading until you get to the loan which is all was planned and finally civilization the businessman has realized a childhood dream in the garden he's built a tree house in a care of tree hideaway for young and old alike i thought it was also

a possibility to isolate. from the crowd from the rest of the family and friends where you can come here and read and even see me. and so that's why i created it i decided to do. to prove tourism's provide more space for relaxation and feature an added bonus of youth the neighboring nature reserve of the mediterranean. interior design at its best check out our you tube channel detail interior design stunning ideas spectacular buildings and d.i.y. tutorials on home decorating we'll take you inside the most beautiful european homes show you the latest in furniture fabrics and accessories subscribe and don't

miss out. on you tube. how do you like to tell time what i like a classic watch with a big face wash actually see the time while others prefer digital versions but to invent terms from germany have gone in a completely different direction they were invented a clock that tells the time with words well at first it only existed in german but now they make their time pieces in twenty five languages we met the minds behind this invention. it's eleven thirty five these clocks have no hands and no digits the letters form words that light up from behind and change every five minutes. they were invented by marco begat and until last fall the two friends have been coming up with new ideas since they were boys are being rare for video games

for example. we built a wooden box and put in an old overhead projector and tilted mirrors so we could project images on the wall and that was the first beam ever to think of. maybe one of these projects became an early formative experience that taught us how important it is not just to have ideas but to put them into practice as well so how am i for two thirds and then as adults they discovered they could sell their ideas and make money they founded an advertising agency together at first the word quark was just a funny gimmick. and for i want to say we built the first one for us because we liked the idea of the time in worth so much. and we hung it up in our office and. then come the earth and then our first customers and friends thought it was so appealing they said they wanted one too that really high now. but they had to

overcome lots of technical problems before it was ready for production. eventually they sold their ad agency and devoted themselves full time to their invention. now their company mooned has forty five employees. especially sought after other clocks from their creators edition series made from un usual materials oxidized copper creatively rusted out or in or gold leaf. the word clock or clock two comes in seven sizes the biggest so far hands across from say bushman's train station and measures five by for. meter. the clock. the real challenge with the clock to w was miniaturizing the works. and we kept making it smaller from the kong to the desk so the problems kept getting more and

more difficult. if you want to the clock to portray words in chinese arabic hebrew and its inventor zone swabian dialect. is now it's available in over fifty countries and twenty five languages and sometimes we have to penshurst. because we can hardly believe it's really true. and this is. now the word clock has even been in the future they had state museum alongside historical chronometers the greatest honor for its two. gin also known as a mother's ruin started as a type of medicine that was meant to help her get out and into gesture but over the centuries it's developed into a sophisticated top shelf liquor which even has boutique pubs dedicated to it now wonder still or has created a version which has been designated the number one german jet.

young drinks and cocktails are getting more and more sophisticated and are more popular than ever in european cities. antennaes obesity is a barkeeper in hendrick's trendy half and city districts. he has seen varieties appear on the market that he could hardly have imagined ten years ago. but muffin your stockings are getting more sophisticated being gradients are getting more exclusive and taste are being turned upside down everything we knew before is being refined. it's the same with the gin as with from our shops which is currently undergoing a revival they all but it is also. given the back was is of the northern german state of stress because stein some of the finest spirits are distilled for the bass

of the big cities. but. they don't have a distillery oxen want to take produces whiskey from fruit brandy's by hand. the engine so i think it is still a generous enough to use phone because that meets all the requirements of jim and if you step elderberries in it for a day you've produced your very own jim. that's the theory and meets the e.u. regulations but in practice things can be very different. vic adds various herb's fruit skins berries and selected ingredients such as suffer onto the set from the world's most expensive spice gives it a unique flavor the amounts a minuscule. zero point four great. his sometimes adds cranberries the

best because cardamon or elderflower is. doesn't it because these are actually just leftovers from ingredients called botanicals that we put in alcohol five days ago they stayed for five days and now we filter them out. the aromatics we want to left over and the rest is just waste. right. now that janine is almost done the brew has already illegally and the designation gin but it all has to be distilled one more time. now with the paternal extracts are so warm that the alcohol water and flavors evaporates which we see here as a fine mist. now we can see the next distillation getting underway on the bottoms of the pots. spraying nicely and circulating. after a distillation process of several hours it's time to bottle the. how pick makes his

own creations but also develops fine mixes for other produces every recipe is unique just as the client wants it. and with that we come to the end of the show now and just a quick reminder before we go don't forget to check out our facebook page which includes some behind the scenes posts from the hosts here or go to our website for more on the program for me and the rest of the crew here at euro max as always thanks for tuning in and walking into our. next time on your romance belgian floral design adonal also travels alone making our own ghana arrangements that never signed on to a mattress for these official florist to the belgian clubs is magic for top fashion designers and luxury labels meet. next time on your i'm actually.

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