In order to showcase kindness in ephemera, this project uses design as a vessel of visualization and contribution, turning a database of kindnesses into a piece of reflection and interaction. Since these small moments are so easily forgotten, this space is meant to jumpstart the memory process and act as the starting point for people to begin noticing and actively taking part.

By telling stories of connection and communal care, it forms a narrative about community and the small actions that make up what it means to be human. This pop-up space allows for visitors to interact with stories that are not their own but feel awfully familiar.

j.doe is based on the “stranger on the train” phenomenon, a belief that people are more willing to confess personal details and dilemmas to someone they’ll never interact with again. It covers a wide range of topics from stories of vanity to sentimentality, times of anxiety to feelings of absolute bliss; encouraging the reader to reflect and connect through anonymity.

With crowdsourced content, j.doe tells the stories of those who have a lot to say but nowhere to say it.

In order to showcase kindness in ephemera, this project uses design as a vessel of visualization and contribution, turning a database of kindnesses into a piece of reflection and interaction. Since these small moments are so easily forgotten, this space is meant to jumpstart the memory process and act as the starting point for people to begin noticing and actively taking part.

By telling stories of connection and communal care, it forms a narrative about community and the small actions that make up what it means to be human. This pop-up space allows for visitors to interact with stories that are not their own but feel awfully familiar.

In order to showcase kindness in ephemera, this project uses design as a vessel of visualization and contribution, turning a database of kindnesses into a piece of reflection and interaction. Since these small moments are so easily forgotten, this space is meant to jumpstart the memory process and act as the starting point for people to begin noticing and actively taking part.

By telling stories of connection and communal care, it forms a narrative about community and the small actions that make up what it means to be human. This pop-up space allows for visitors to interact with stories that are not their own but feel awfully familiar.

The installation space itself consists of three main parts: the first being fabrics hangings that narrate the encounters between different kinds of people in various points of our lives.

The second element is colour coordinated prints that adorn the walls with submission stories from the survey. Each shape alludes to a certain degree of familiarity between the performer and the receiver of the kind act and the colour is associated with the kindness manifesting as an action, an item, or a food-related instance, which are reoccurring themes that were recognized during the analysis of the data.

The third part of the space is a message exchange that takes place on the projected walls. Participants are invited to write a kind act, a wish, a hope, and attach it to the map on the wall and then take a random tube in return to create a cycle of reciprocity and provide visitors with a little keepsake.

j.doe is based on the “stranger on the train” phenomenon, a belief that people are more willing to confess personal details and dilemmas to someone they’ll never interact with again. It covers a wide range of topics from stories of vanity to sentimentality, times of anxiety to feelings of absolute bliss; encouraging the reader to reflect and connect through anonymity.

With crowdsourced content, j.doe tells the stories of those who have a lot to say but nowhere to say it.

The installation space itself consists of three main parts: the first being fabrics hangings that narrate the encounters between different kinds of people in various points of our lives.

The second element is colour coordinated prints that adorn the walls with submission stories from the survey. Each shape alludes to a certain degree of familiarity between the performer and the receiver of the kind act and the colour is associated with the kindness manifesting as an action, an item, or a food-related instance, which are reoccurring themes that were recognized during the analysis of the data.

The third part of the space is a message exchange that takes place on the projected walls. Participants are invited to write a kind act, a wish, a hope, and attach it to the map on the wall and then take a random tube in return to create a cycle of reciprocity and provide visitors with a little keepsake.

The installation space itself consists of three main parts: the first being fabrics hangings that narrate the encounters between different kinds of people in various points of our lives.

The second element is colour coordinated prints that adorn the walls with submission stories from the survey. Each shape alludes to a certain degree of familiarity between the performer and the receiver of the kind act and the colour is associated with the kindness manifesting as an action, an item, or a food-related instance, which are reoccurring themes that were recognized during the analysis of the data.

The third part of the space is a message exchange that takes place on the projected walls. Participants are invited to write a kind act, a wish, a hope, and attach it to the map on the wall and then take a random tube in return to create a cycle of reciprocity and provide visitors with a little keepsake.