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<div class="imagedescription">Explore Rotterdam in new ways | photo Person With a Smartphone</div>
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<div class="imagedescription">Explore Rotterdam in new ways | photo Person With a Smartphone</div>
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<div class="index">
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<h1>Counter Tourist Information</h1>
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<h1><span class="counter">Counter</span> Tourist Information</h1>
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Welcome to the pop-up Counter-Tourist Information Center! The only place in Rotterdam that offers a unique
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Welcome to the pop-up <span class="counter">Counter</span>-Tourist Information Center! The only place in
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Rotterdam that offers a unique
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personalized view of the city.
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personalized view of the city.
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Do you want to experience the city—without being a nuisance to residents—as a local Rotterdammer would? Wait
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Do you want to experience the city—without being a nuisance to residents—as a local Rotterdammer would? Wait
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no more! Drop by the Counter-Tourist Information Center for all things authentic Rotterdam: loitering,
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no more! Drop by the <span class="counter">Counter</span>-Tourist Information Center for all things
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authentic Rotterdam: loitering,
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littering and anti model-citizen etiquette. We offer personalized guides and blending-in equipment.
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littering and anti model-citizen etiquette. We offer personalized guides and blending-in equipment.
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Our personnel is always present to provide advice catered to your interests and concerns.
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Our personnel is always present to provide advice catered to your interests and concerns.
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<address>
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Opening Thursday 27th at 19.00h<br>
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Opening Thursday 27th at 19.00h<br>
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27th–30th June<br>
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27th–30th June<br>
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@ Worm Slash Gallery,<br>
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@ Worm Slash Gallery,<br>
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Boomgaardsstraat 69, 3012 XA Rotterdam
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Boomgaardsstraat 69, 3012 XA Rotterdam
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</address>
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<div class="tourcard">
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<b>POINXS [Points of InAccess]</b>
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<h4>POINXS [Points of InAccess]</h4>
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<p>A critical counter map looking at city marketing & planning versus the city living and
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<p>A critical counter map looking at city marketing & planning versus the city living and
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experience. It's a parody on postcard surreality and apps/websites portraying cool and flashy
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experience. It's a parody on postcard surreality and apps/websites portraying cool and flashy
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2D/3D imagery without the complicated dimensions of the city without showing what's behind the
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2D/3D imagery without the complicated dimensions of the city without showing what's behind the
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scenes.
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scenes.</p>
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<br>
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<br>
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<p> Rotterdam is 'back on the map'. POINXS questions that map and looks at a city that has become
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Rotterdam is 'back on the map'. POINXS questions that map and looks at a city that has become
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less livable and affordable and reports the bugs from a hill that leads to a dead end pavement,
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less livable and affordable and reports the bugs from a hill that leads to a dead end pavement,
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via private transport to wheelchair inaccessible hotspots with ambitions to become a multi-user
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via private transport to wheelchair inaccessible hotspots with ambitions to become a multi-user
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platform for reporting other people's POINXS.
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platform for reporting other people's POINXS.
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<div class="tourcard">
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<b>Fly on the Wall</b>
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<h4>Fly on the Wall</h4>
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<p>This is a device built to counter mosquito devices and prolong possible periods of loitering.
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<p>This is a device built to counter mosquito devices and prolong possible periods of loitering.
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Mosquito devices emit high frequencies and are installed by private companies and individuals to
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Mosquito devices emit high frequencies and are installed by private companies and individuals to
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specifically target and drive away youth from hanging out. They can cause nausea, ear pain and
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specifically target and drive away youth from hanging out. They can cause nausea, ear pain and
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<div class="tourcard">
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<b>Ministry of the Infraordinary</b>
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<h4>Ministry of the Infraordinary</h4>
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<p>The Ministry of the Infraordinary invites you to experience the city of Rotterdam in ways you
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<p>The Ministry of the Infraordinary invites you to experience the city of Rotterdam in ways you
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haven't imagined. Let the subjective infrastructure map inspire and guide you and search for
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haven't imagined. Let the subjective infrastructure map inspire and guide you and search for
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views you haven't seen before, look up and under, listen carefully for the subtler sounds of
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views you haven't seen before, look up and under, listen carefully for the subtler sounds of
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life, consider your place and your role in this network of cables, waves and invisible
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life, consider your place and your role in this network of cables, waves and invisible
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connections and contribute to the photo map that aspires to make the city our own.
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connections and contribute to the photo map that aspires to make the city our own.
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</p>
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<br>
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<p>
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At the Ministry of the Infraordinary, we are concerned with noticing the subtle fabric that
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At the Ministry of the Infraordinary, we are concerned with noticing the subtle fabric that
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makes up our urban surroundings. Using qualitative and generous methods to interrogate the
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makes up our urban surroundings. Using qualitative and generous methods to interrogate the
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ever-changing ecosphere that constitute our cities. Working in close relation with partners such
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ever-changing ecosphere that constitute our cities. Working in close relation with partners such
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<div class="tourcard">
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<b>INTIMACITY</b>
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<h4>INTIMACITY</h4>
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<p>INTIMACITY is an installation art piece that explores the relationship between people and the
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<p>INTIMACITY is an installation art piece that explores the relationship between people and the
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intimacy of the city. It blurs the boundaries and distinction of public and private spaces.
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intimacy of the city. It blurs the boundaries and distinction of public and private spaces.
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The installation is composed of a semi-transparent mesh mosquito net, stitched together with
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The installation is composed of a semi-transparent mesh mosquito net, stitched together with
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<div class="tourcard">
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<b>Collective Nearby Diary</b>
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<h4>Collective Nearby Diary</h4>
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<p>A collection of publications includes autoethnography works exploring "why I like loitering" and
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<p>A collection of publications includes autoethnography works exploring "why I like loitering" and
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components that inspire individuals and groups to envision and depict their ideal "nearby".
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components that inspire individuals and groups to envision and depict their ideal "nearby".
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"Nearby" not only refers to geographical proximity but also to the closeness of emotional and
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"Nearby" not only refers to geographical proximity but also to the closeness of emotional and
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<div class="tourcard">
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<b>re-secure</b>
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<h4>re-secure</h4>
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<p>In today's cities, surveillance systems are often touted as indispensable elements of urban
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<p>In today's cities, surveillance systems are often touted as indispensable elements of urban
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security. Yet, despite the widespread use of these technologies over the past decades, many
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security. Yet, despite the widespread use of these technologies over the past decades, many
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people, especially women, still feel unsafe in public spaces, particularly at night.
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people, especially women, still feel unsafe in public spaces, particularly at night.
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<div class="tourcard">
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<b>Checking point</b>
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<h4>Checking point</h4>
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<p>In games, checking points are saving the player’s state, so they could resume the point if they
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<p>In games, checking points are saving the player’s state, so they could resume the point if they
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fail.
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fail.
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<br>
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</p>
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<br>
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<p>
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Checking point is a map about the camera zones in the city, related to the checking points in
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Checking point is a map about the camera zones in the city, related to the checking points in
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the games, using the camera zone as a checking point to connect the path, also explore the
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the games, using the camera zone as a checking point to connect the path, also explore the
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relationship between the player and the people behind the monitor.
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relationship between the player and the people behind the monitor.
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<br>
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</p>
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<br>
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<p>
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In the map, the path that the player takes will leave no traces, but the camera zones will leave
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In the map, the path that the player takes will leave no traces, but the camera zones will leave
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traces as checkpoints that save the player's status. By accepting cookies, you will navigate
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traces as checkpoints that save the player's status. By accepting cookies, you will navigate
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through various camera zones. You can do this by scanning QR codes or using GPS record settings
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through various camera zones. You can do this by scanning QR codes or using GPS record settings
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<div class="tour-text">
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<b>EmoHooHoo</b>
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<h4>EmoHooHoo</h4>
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<p>Specially designed for adults prone to embarrassment. EmoHooHoo supports the outward expression
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<p>Specially designed for adults prone to embarrassment. EmoHooHoo supports the outward expression
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of unspoken emotions in public places; once you wear this device, it clumsily reflects your
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of unspoken emotions in public places; once you wear this device, it clumsily reflects your
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emotional changes, whether you like it or not. 💨💨💨
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emotional changes, whether you like it or not. 💨💨💨
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<div class="tourcard">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<b>Scripts to Read the City</b>
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<h4>Scripts to Read the City</h4>
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<p>The project imagines an urban environment that can be read, analyzed and criticized as a text. By
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<p>The project imagines an urban environment that can be read, analyzed and criticized as a text. By
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reading the city in this way we find other possible ways of seeing, moving and listening. In a
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reading the city in this way we find other possible ways of seeing, moving and listening. In a
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scripted city, marked by escalating levels of perfection, efficiency and control, the
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scripted city, marked by escalating levels of perfection, efficiency and control, the
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emancipatory aspects of urban life are undermined, allowing little room for anything that
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emancipatory aspects of urban life are undermined, allowing little room for anything that
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doesn't fit the image of the "norm".
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doesn't fit the image of the "norm".
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<br>
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</p>
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<br>
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<p>
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Scripts to Read the City is an attempt to foster diverse experiences and uses of space, similar
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Scripts to Read the City is an attempt to foster diverse experiences and uses of space, similar
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to a theater script interpreted differently by each actor. The tools of navigation are a device
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to a theater script interpreted differently by each actor. The tools of navigation are a device
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indicating which character to play and a guide, including a set of directions and instructions.
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indicating which character to play and a guide, including a set of directions and instructions.
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<p>
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The project explores a relation between scripts and spontaneity, chance and control and how
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The project explores a relation between scripts and spontaneity, chance and control and how
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scripts and unpredictability can enhance each other, stimulating imagination, encouraging us to
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scripts and unpredictability can enhance each other, stimulating imagination, encouraging us to
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engage with space from another perspective.
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engage with space from another perspective.
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<img src="images/breda.JPG" alt="">
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<b>Portable Mosquito</b>
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<h4>Portable Mosquito</h4>
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<p>What if anti-loitering devices such as Mosquitos foregrounded dialogical, rather than monological
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<p>What if anti-loitering devices such as Mosquitos foregrounded dialogical, rather than monological
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interaction? Mosquitos buzz away at the margins of perception: for some people the devices may
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interaction? Mosquitos buzz away at the margins of perception: for some people the devices may
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be inaudible, for others the noise may be incessant. Make a journey to the portable mosquito. It
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be inaudible, for others the noise may be incessant. Make a journey to the portable mosquito. It
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