STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
In the struggle to define and operate in a separate territory, the militia takes itself all too seriously - volunteers are not actors, uniforms are more than mere appearance.
The project can be described as a social sculpture in a very limited format, an attempt to transplant the mechanics of a very particular social realm into the world of art- juxtaposing elements generally considered mutually exclusive.
In this impossible balancing act military method becomes a tool
for making art, and esprit de corps an aesthetic goal.
MANIFESTO
SI VIS ARTEM, PARA BELLUM
The art militia is an open system.
The purpose of the system is to function as a framework for self-organization and creative work.
Individual units are autonomous and shall comprise entirely of volunteers.
Anyone can found a new unit of the art militia.
Officership represents responsibility, not absolute authority.
Any disputes within a unit should be resolved by voting. Such votes shall never be held during active operations or training, but under resting conditions.
HQ , 6/12-08
1st CAVART Regiment (Sørland) HQ.