Constraint #112
The Daily Scene
Choose a mundane moment. Replay it as if it were a scene in a film.
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The OuViePo creative constraints
Constraint #109
The Surprise Call
Call someone just to say something kind. No reason. No preamble.
Constraint #108
The Sound of Home
Record all the sounds your home makes in one day. Make a catalog.
Constraint #107
The Kind Post-it
Write kind messages on post-its. Stick them where people will find them.
Constraint #105
The List of Impossible Things
Write a list of things you will never do. Be precise.
Constraint #104
The Absurd Translation
Translate a text into a language you don't speak. Without a dictionary.
Constraint #103
The Body Journal
Write about your body every day for a week. Not what you think... what you feel.
Constraint #100
The Walk Without Destination
Walk out your front door. No plan. Follow what catches your eye.
Constraint #098
The Written Thank You
Write a real thank-you letter. On paper. By hand. Mail it.
Constraint #097
The Impossible Schedule
Plan an impossible day. Try to live it anyway.
Constraint #096
The Sound Map
Map the sounds of your neighborhood. Walk, listen, note everything.
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 #092
The Reversed Backpack
Carry your bag in front of you for a whole day. See what changes.
Constraint #089
The Kind Sign
Make a sign with a kind message. Hold it up in a public place. Observe.
Constraint #087
The Musical Doorbell
Replace your doorbell with a tune you hum yourself.
Constraint #085
The Off-Grid Day
One full day without any screen. From wake-up to bedtime.
Constraint #082
The Anonymous Compliment
Write compliments for strangers. Leave them where they'll be found.
Constraint #081
The Reimagined Storefront
Choose a storefront. Redesign it entirely in your mind. Write it down.
Constraint #080
The Personal Anthem
Compose your personal anthem. Sing it every morning for a week.
Constraint #079
The Voice of Another
Record yourself reading a text in someone else's voice. Not an imitation... a channeling.
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 #074
The Commute Playlist
Create a playlist that tells the story of your commute. In order.
Constraint #073
The Absurd Object
Create an object that serves no purpose. Carry it with you for a week.
Constraint #070
The Historic Contacts
Scroll through your contacts. Call someone you haven't spoken to in over a year.
Constraint #069
The Impossible Ringtone
Replace your ringtone with a sound you recorded yourself. Keep it for a month.
Constraint #068
The Three-Hour Bench
A public bench. Three hours. No phone. Just be there.
Constraint #066
The Day in Verse
Respond in alexandrines all day. At the supermarket checkout too.
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 #063
The Album in the Dark
An entire album. In the dark. Lying down. Doing nothing else.
Constraint #062
The Word of the Day
A word drawn at random. Slip it into every conversation of the day. Without anyone noticing.
Constraint #060
The Mailed Letter
By hand. In an envelope. With a real stamp. For someone 30 minutes away from you.
Constraint #058
The Imposed Discovery
An unknown artist. One week. A work in response.
Constraint #057
The Google Painting
Choose a website. Paint it by hand. Freeze the digital in matter.
Constraint #055
Merda d’Artista
Shit in a jar. Label it. Preserve it. It's a work.
Constraint #054
The Drawn Network
Draw the path of an email. Compare your drawing to the actual traceroute.
Constraint #053
The Ritual Backup
Manually back up an element from your digital life. Understand what you keep.
Constraint #052
Blind Drawing
Draw an object without looking at your paper. Eyes on the object, hand on the paper.
Constraint #051
The Domestic Atomic Mushroom
Introduce a plausible false element into a group. Reveal within twenty-four hours.
Constraint #049
The Map of Your Scars
Each scar has a story. Draw them. Tell them.
Constraint #048
The jesusswimming
Create a website with a single concept. The URL is the title of the work.
Constraint #047
The Resurrected PC
Recover an old PC. Install Linux. Discover that obsolescence is software.
Constraint #046
Dismantled AI
Use an AI for a week. Document everything. The gap is the work.
Constraint #045
The Conscious Pixel
Create an image pixel by pixel in a spreadsheet. Each cell is a pixel.
Constraint #044
The Autopsied File
Open an old file or system file. Analyze its metadata like an archaeologist.
Constraint #043
The Hand-Written Website
Write the HTML/CSS of a web page... by hand, on paper.
Constraint #042
The Daily Terminal
Use the terminal (cmd/bash) to create a code or data artwork.
Constraint #040
The Sound Pandora’s Box
Record all the sounds of your day. Create a sonic composition.