For the Jerusalem Design Week we designed an open laboratory at the Hansen House with the goal of showing how art and technology can help cities understand communities better.
A participatory picture of Jerusalem
The City Lab asked the audience a series of questions using different laboratory devices that collected the answers in liquid form. Topics included emotions like love, fear, worry, ambition and goals amongst others, to help participants build a bigger picture of Jerusalem. We wanted each individual to create a formula based on their own perception of the city. There was also a layer of sound; each time a participant chose an answer, the installation generated a certain sound, which became part of a collective song.
City Lab Jerusalem turned out to be a participative experience that created a metaphorical game between the city and the way the citizens understand it as a chemical formula.
The City Lab
Which word best describes your city?
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