insituani·motion is a method for creating performative participatory interventions in public space by collective videomaking. Based on a closed circuit video installation, insitu ani·motion allows simoultanous making and screening of a collectively created stop motion animation film. This method transforms how both medium and space of its implementation are used.

Why insitu ani·motion?

Insitu ani·motion is an attempt to create a sharable tool that allows participants to playfully and creatively intervene in socio-public space. We understand space as an outcome of social process. Space is not a container. . It is created by people interacting with one another.

In our daily lifes we tend to follow routines and are not aware of potentials for using space in an unprescribed way. Insitu ani·motion creates a playful irritation invitating people to share a moment, randomly encounter and co-create space through novel experience. They do so by means of artistic expression and participation, results of which through technical setup become visible in space.

What can you use insitu ani·motion for?

Some concrete use cases can be:

Cultural Festivals / Clubbings / etc.

City-/Regional-/District- Planning

Team / Group Building

Participation Projects / Decision-Making

Neighborhood / Community Work

Education / Youth Work

Queer thinking

Who is insitu ani·motion made for?

No limitations! Designed as a DIY tool, insitu ani·motion method can be used by an open community of creators, artists and activists for a variety of purposes.