Constraint #112
The Daily Scene
Choose a mundane moment. Replay it as if it were a scene in a film.
All constraints
The OuViePo creative constraints
Constraint #111
The Multicolored Meal
As many colors as possible on one plate. Photograph before eating.
Constraint #106
World Cuisine
Cook a dish from a country you know nothing about. No shortcuts.
Constraint #104
The Absurd Translation
Translate a text into a language you don't speak. Without a dictionary.
Constraint #102
Game Night
Invent a game on the spot. Play it right now. Make up the rules as you go.
Constraint #101
The Personal Museum
Gather five objects that represent your life right now. Display them. Write the labels.
Constraint #099
The Meal Without Recipe or Shopping
Cook a meal with only what you have right now. No recipe, no shopping.
Constraint #094
The Recipe from Memory
Cook a dish from childhood, purely from memory. No recipe, no help.
Constraint #093
The Table Set for Nobody
Set a table for dinner. Beautiful plates, candles. But nobody is coming.
Constraint #090
The Strangers’ Dinner
Invite people you don't know to dinner. Cook for them. Talk.
Constraint #084
Blind Cooking
Cook an entire dish blindfolded. Trust your other senses.
Constraint #078
The Meal of Colors
Compose a meal based only on colors. Ignore taste.
Constraint #076
The Invented Recipe
Cook without a recipe, with five random ingredients. No going back.
Constraint #075
The Abandoned Book
Leave a book in a public place. Slip a note inside. Wait.
Constraint #073
The Absurd Object
Create an object that serves no purpose. Carry it with you for a week.
Constraint #071
The Inherited Recipe
Cook a recipe that belongs to someone else. Follow it exactly. Don't adapt anything.
Constraint #067
The Backwards Dinner
Dessert first. Starter next. Main course last. Nothing else changes.
Constraint #065
Eyes Everywhere
Eyes on all round objects. Live a week with a house that watches you.
Constraint #064
The Cuisine of Noise
Cook with sounds as a score. Record it. It's a composition.
Constraint #061
The Unknown Dish
A dish you've never made. No recipe. With your instinct.
Constraint #055
Merda d’Artista
Shit in a jar. Label it. Preserve it. It's a work.
Constraint #053
The Ritual Backup
Manually back up an element from your digital life. Understand what you keep.
Constraint #041
The Polyrhythm of Objects
Create percussion by tapping different everyday objects with a specific rhythm.
Constraint #040
The Sound Pandora’s Box
Record all the sounds of your day. Create a sonic composition.
Constraint #038
The Digital Ready-Made
Find an image online. Re-request it from an AI. Compare.
Constraint #037
The Weekly Subversion
Transform an everyday object into an absurd sculpture.
Constraint #025
The Weekly Time Capsule
Lock your week in a box. To open in a year.
Constraint #024
The Intentional Ephemeral
Write a beautiful page. Burn it. That's your creation.
Constraint #022
The Minimal Hack
Intervene in public space in the most minimal way possible.
Constraint #009
Sol LeWitt Instruction
Write a constraint. Send it to a stranger. Never see the result.
Constraint #007
Fluxus Destruction
Slowly destroy an object you care about. Keep the remains.
Constraint #006
Existential Exquisite Corpse
Three people, three papers, one blind constraint. Execute the result.
Constraint #003
Wurm × Flanagan Sculpture
Hold an uncomfortable object against your body. Exactly ten minutes.
Constraint #001
The Daily Event Score
Draw a verb at random. Do it.