Tazzio is a carpenter working primarily on old buildings and collective, community-led projects with fellow craftspeople. Rooted in this ethos of shared making, Tazzio wants to create a permanent invitation for expression in his village.

With $500, Tazzio will build a 'Poetic Offering Altar' - a wooden, weatherproof structure installed in a public space. The altar will function like a book box, but for short texts, poems, messages and folk stories. Inside, people will be able to leave or take printed texts on paper, while a large blackboard built directly into the structure will invite villagers and travellers to write temporary, ephemeral messages using chalk.

Most of the funding will be used to design and build the wooden structure itself, drawing on Tazzio’s carpentry skills. Any remaining funds will go toward printing an initial collection of poems, texts and guides sourced from infokiosques.net, as well as stocking the altar with paper, pens and chalk for public use.

Tazzio’s idea creates a shared, low-barrier space for public expression — a place where words can be offered, exchanged, erased and rewritten, reinforcing the idea that creativity, reflection and voice belong to everyone.