Research Piñatas

Weltmuseum Visit

Five Ideas

Normal Pinjata

/chema –> normal piñata

Pinjata 1:

M: Old cotton clothing / Felt or wool offcuts / (Fake) Leather / Old denim 

F: ressablebale 

I: instruction for putting it together again

/abrar –> fabric

/theresa –> head sketches
/wall sketches –> Philip

/music –> Abrar, chema
/pumpkin –> Philip

Prototyping material study

Approach discussion with Alex

With ideas we gathering from prototyping session we turned back to world building.

Converging on a single final Storyline

community –>
what separates people –>
borders

Our final outline

In the future, a region of Eurasia has been united into a single country known as New Pangea.

After centuries of increasing international collaboration, humanity gradually decided to abolish the concept of national borders as we traditionally know them. Through a long and peaceful diplomatic process, borders slowly became obsolete, allowing people to move freely across the continent.

To commemorate this historic transformation, the citizens of New Pangea celebrate National Borderless Day, a festival held twice a year, on the longest day and the longest night of the year.

The celebration originates from a historic event that took place after borders were officially abolished. People from across the continent came together to dismantle the remaining physical border walls, turning their destruction into a collective act of unity and celebration.

The tools used during this event were kept as symbolic objects and eventually became an essential part of the annual festivities.

Today, citizens gather to recreate this historic moment by collectively breaking down large walls made from piñatas. Hidden inside these walls are images of places from across New Pangea. As the walls are broken, the images fall out and are collected by the participants.

Each image represents a destination that its recipient is encouraged to visit in the coming years, transforming the symbolic destruction of borders into an invitation to explore, travel, and connect with people from different places.

What began as the physical removal of borders has evolved into a shared ritual that celebrates freedom of movement, cultural exchange, and human connection.

Question:

Significance of the object having been physical a part of the event itself?

Special thanks to Diana for support us in this process!

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Initial Discussions:

WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
SO WE STARTED COLLECTING THEM.

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We found 4 main questions:

What is the history of an object and who will continue this history into the future?

(Pinjata, Skateboard)

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What objects can create community? digital vs analog?

(Birthdays, Pinjatas, Social Media)

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Can an object represent a world? Is there an object that is universally understood?

(Phone , Golden Record Voyager)

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What even is an Object? When does one object become another?

(Boat of Theseus)

Within these broader topic we found some more specific questions that sparked our interest.

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When do we observe objects and when do they observe us?

(Smart Objects)

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Opposite Question: Living in the presence vs creating objects for nostalgia / records?

(Photographs, Selfie Sticks, Lighting Equipment, Microphones, Meta Glasses)

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What Objects do we even have ownership over today and how does this change our behavior?

(Subscriptions, Rental Contracts)

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What are objects that celebrate life?

(Wedding Rings, Penguins with Stones)