Open Streets

Drawing a large-scale chart directly on the ground, we encouraged the public to physically interact with the NYCOpenData.  Performing data visualizations in a public space, we invite free play where people can interact and activate the data in un-prescribed ways.  Set up outside of Tompkins Square Park on Avenue B,  we brought a variety of props from ‘Shadow Tag’ for street play.  We also created a new large ball graph that visualized attendance counts over the course of the  pandemic year in the playgrounds closest to our location.  Despite the cold March day and the on-going pandemic precautions we enjoyed watching kids activate the data in surprising ways!