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Don’t forget to play: playfulness in urbanism

Daniel Disselkoen commuted for 4 years during his time at the Royal Academy of Art by tram. Then, he decided to add a little something to change his and his fellow traveler’s daily commute. He created a mind game called the “man-eater”. The objective of the activity is to make the cartoon sticker
eat as many heads of people passing by into ‘the man-eaters’ mouth.

 “Why would you look out the window with curiosity when there is no reason to expect anything new?”

—-Daniel Disselkoen

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In the recent years, there is a rise in incorporating “playfulness” in public space by creating and injecting urban play elements, just like Disselkoen’s man-eater. These urban interventions Continue reading