The OLAF Project

gaurav chadha // rafaela drazic // kenneth haller // enes huseincehaj // martin ludvigsen // raimund schatz // katharina schwarz //

anna stockhaus // helena tobiasson // andrea tosi // ales vaupotic

Concept: The OLAF Project is an exploration into the identity of Split and our special relationship with Split.

PERSONAL

COLLECTIVE PLACE

disconnectedalienated

intimate

taste

mine/me

introspective

aesthetic reflective

appearance

personalityfashionconstructed

edited reconstructedknowledge

sensesbehavior

emittrend

culture habits bodylearn act

engageexpression

relationship react

union

All Of Usencounter interact

communicaterelatesocialnorms

Us/ours shared attachmentactivity

tribaltogether

belonging Convivio

community

peer pressure

membership

exclusive

inclusive

join

dynamic

mimic ritual

ceremony

congregatelaws

events

contextuse

visit

memoriesexperience

inhabitnew

history

local wayfinding

city

oldscale

environment

boundaries

demarcation

change

Tour(ism)

travelglobal

virtual

private

home

foreign

IDENTITY & INTERACTION

Interacting with Split!

Developing a fictional character: Olaf

Informal, playful survey

email

Interviews

‘Sense cards’, caffe shop post cards

Exploration, gathering impressions from Split

The OLAF Project

Crosswalks: strategically placed in public gathering spaces. Receives experiences (text, images, audio) from people dispersed throughout Split

City-wide system of exploration & sharing experiences

Fluid Walks: People leave digital grafitti throughout the city and share their experiences, tips and opinions. Take on a stranger’s identity and see the city through somebody else’s eyes!

Squeezers: augmented coasters provoke responses from patrons, they may write about experiences in Split or scan items they would like to share. Digital paper is used for scanning and textrecognition. When coaster is squeeyed the content is transmitted to the crosswalks.