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- PARADE OF FRIENDLY MONSTERS
Community engagement project. Previous Next PARADE OF FRIENDLY MONSTERS Community engagement project. Joining the work of Phoenix Fry, we delivered a series of workshops, guiding people from different communities, groups and individuals to build their customs and props for the parade as an exercise of identity and self-expression. The parade celebrates the cultural diversity of Deptford High Street. The parade was part of the Deptford X Festival, London's longest-running visual arts festival.
- CRAFTING DIGITAL WORLDS
Exploring digital spaces Previous Next CRAFTING DIGITAL WORLDS Exploring digital spaces Interactive installation where participants could create assets on a crafts table. While we would place the finished assets in a digital space. The result was an easy, intuitive, fun experience and a permanent digital world created by the visitors. Work presented in Next Level Festival 2021 (Essen), Turner Contemporary 2022 (Margate) and supported by Now Play This! (London)
- ONLY A GAME
An AR game about climate change and global warming. Previous Next ONLY A GAME An AR game about climate change and global warming. A game where participants use their body movements to offset the gradual increase of global warming. The aim is to convey non-intuitive concepts underlying climate science and the urgency and reality of climate change, entangled in a story of a flower facing adverse weather. Commissioned by Futureverything & BeFantastic. The work has been presented in HOME, Manchester, UK (February 2023) & BCT, Bangalore, India (March 2023).
- URBAN GAMES
Playing with the mysteries for the Cultural Capital of Culture 2023. Previous Next URBAN GAMES Playing with the mysteries for the Cultural Capital of Culture 2023. Pop-up summer school where we provided playful interactions, storytelling, mentorship, production & development support to a series of emerging professionals in the field of design to create and present an urban game in a public event as part of the cultural program of the city of Elesfina, Greece. In collaboration with Trust in Play for the Elefsina Cycles, 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture.
- SEIZE THE POWER
Board game about discrimination and inequality. Previous Next SEIZE THE POWER Board game about discrimination and inequality. A board game about discrimination and inequality. Players are aliens in a society where discriminatory rules can be enforced, a place where aliens join together to create a revolution attempting to overtake the hegemonic power. Aliens have different amounts of eyes, arms, and eye stalks that influence how you can play the game. Seize the Power is a game about unfair rules, negotiation, and bribery, Tabletop co-designed in collaboration with Stuff by Bez to explore the themes of discrimination and social inequality, ultimately initiating and addressing difficult conversations through an alien society. Presentations 2024 Games Transformed (London, UK) 2022 Now Play This! (London, UK) 2020 Fastaval! (Hobro, Denmark)
- INFLATABLE STRUCTURE
A bouncy castle designed for people to fall. Previous Next INFLATABLE STRUCTURE A bouncy castle designed for people to fall. Stairs that can’t be claimed, a slide with a dead end, a bouncy castle designed to be deceiving, making visitors lose balance —the art of deception. As part of our work, we ensure the safety and quality of installation, operation, and maintenance of the inflatable. Bouncy Castle for the two-week festival, Now Play This! 2019 In Somerset House, London, UK.
- WHIMSICAL CREATURES
Strange creatures take over the streets of Cholula, Mexico. Previous Next WHIMSICAL CREATURES Strange creatures take over the streets of Cholula, Mexico. Three playful creatures took over the city of Cholula, Mexico. Curious and mischievous, the creatures interacted with the people of the local area with riddles, puzzles and games. In collaboration with the Regional Museum of Cholula, Cholula, Mexico.
- WORRIES WALL
Capture the Collective Sentiment. Previous Next WORRIES WALL Capture the Collective Sentiment. We live through multiple threats and shocks daily in this runaway world. The worries wall captured the sentiments of hundreds of people to shed some light on the struggles, worries, and battles people are fighting daily. From personal to global matters, from niche concerns to trending global events, we all worry. In collaboration with the Regional Museum of Cholula, Cholula, Mexico.
- CHILDREN MAKING UTOPIAS
Research study about building utopias. Previous Next CHILDREN MAKING UTOPIAS Research study about building utopias. Children used stickers representing people, things, animals, and plants to create their ideal world. Later we used the results to identify patterns, themes, concerns and interests to improve the participating school's education methods alongside researchers and educators.We lead focus groups in multiple schools working with hundreds of children. Funded by FONCA (The National Endowment for Culture and Arts of Mexico), in collaboration with the University of Guadalajara and Foundation Letras para Volar.
- Living Things Studio | Creative Agency
The Living Things Studio is an experiential play studio that creates resources, experiences and spaces to challenge, inform, inspire and transform. Ultimately, it’s all about creating memorable experiences by reaching the state of play. Experiential play studio that creates transformational experiences and resources to challenge, Inform and inspire. Contact Us Thinking more playfully, playing more thoughtfully. Tools & resources Games & playforms Creative sessions Comunity engagement Installations & experiences Your idea! Through play, we foster individual & collective transformation by designing new ways for people to understand and experience the world. THE PLAY METHOD