DESCRIPTION:
Following on the footsteps of the Finnish national edition of the 2016 Recycling Olympic Games, was the International competition where makers, hackers, artists, designers, constructors and up-cyclers came together for 4 days to compete for a trophy and bragging rights. Teams of participants experienced Helsinki by searching and scouring the city's detritus. The project enables situation-specific, creative production and performative actions to be happening at the site of ROG and around Helsinki for the duration of the games.
The 2016 ROG site/village was located adjacent to Lapinlahti beach. Teams were randomly assigned a challenge which they were required to complete using found objects and materials.
Following on the footsteps of the Finnish national edition of the 2016 Recycling Olympic Games, was the International competition where makers, hackers, artists, designers, constructors and up-cyclers came together for 4 days to compete for a trophy and bragging rights. Teams of participants experienced Helsinki by searching and scouring the city's detritus. The project enables situation-specific, creative production and performative actions to be happening at the site of ROG and around Helsinki for the duration of the games.
The 2016 ROG site/village was located adjacent to Lapinlahti beach. Teams were randomly assigned a challenge which they were required to complete using found objects and materials.
SCHEDULE:
22-08: Arrival of participants, assigning of tasks & team planning 23-24: Working time 25/08: Judging, hanging out, party/BBQ 26/09: Cleaning up and departure ROG is a part of the 2016 Pixelache Festival. |
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CHALLENGES:
- Landlocked: Construct a all-weather, multipurpose space on land.
- High-hide: Construct a tower with a series of platforms which are connected by ladders, bridges and/or slides.
- TrollAtoll: Build an all-weather, multipurpose space which floats in the sea and is anchored in one place.
- Surf&Turf: Construct a series of bridges and boardwalks which connect all of the other challenges, on both land and water.
*All challenges should be constructed out of recycled, found, or waste materials.
CHALLENGES WILL BE JUDGED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: