The Institute for Infinitely Small Things is a collective based in Boston that uses performance and dialogue as a means to conduct "creative, participatory research that aims to temporarily transform public spaces dominated by non-public agendas"
One of their projects which encouraged the participation of their community was a video guidebook of a list of 57 things to do for fun and leisure in Harvard Square that did not involve spending money. Some of the ideas they proposed were very clever and promoted the activation of public spaces that often goes unnoticed. An example was the idea to play a chess game on checkered floors in a public building and have your friends be the pieces of the board. Another cheeky idea was to "redecorate"; the group is filmed putting up Christmas wreaths on the street. The video proposes a new way of doing things, entices your creativity to step out of the box, and find ways to entertain yourself that are out of the ordinary.
The video was designed for public video screens above the tourist kiosk in Harvard Square.
http://www.ikatun.org/57/
http://www.ikatun.com/institute/infinitelysmallthings/
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