Why?
To help people understand the status quo
about online collective mourning
This video is an introduction to online collective mourning.
Generate hashtags immediately to share online solidarity after an attack or other major disaster that hadn’t happened (yet).
To help people understand the status quo
about online collective mourning
This video is an introduction to online collective mourning.
"We need symbols to express what we cannot say, images define and describe tragedies and other monumental happenings."
- CULTURAL EXPERT STEVEN HELLER
Designers around the world were asked to participate in a design experiment. They received two design scenarios, which you can find below. All designers received the same questions and instructions. For instance, that it should not take longer than approximately 2.5 hours. Internet won’t wait for a designer to create a symbol if the need to mourn is now. But other than that, they’re completely free to create a personal symbol as a human response to the scenarios.
“Amsterdam, The Netherlands. October 19th, 2019. Amsterdam Central Station has been bombed by 3 terrorists, 23 people were killed and 17 people were badly injured”
“Design a symbol for an attack that hadn’t happened (yet), based on a scenario you’re going to create yourself”. You can hover over the images in order to read the scenario.
Jens Marklund
Dennis Snellenberg
Axel Lindmarker
Matthias Wentink
Els Wijffelaars
Vinzenz Leutenegger
Connie Van
Danae Gosset
Minyoung Park
Athens, Greece. June 2nd, 2019. A supermarket got hit by explosives and people got hurt by guns. 14 people were killed and 74 people were injured.
Dennis Snellenberg
Dubai, UAE. December 1st, 2020. One of the biggest department stores took fire. 68 people were killed and 128 people were injured.
Jens Marklund
Stockholm, Sweden. January 13th, 2021. The crown princess died. No violence involved.
Axel Lindmarker
Rotterdam, The Netherlands. February 25th, 2020. This Dutch right-wing politician was assassinated during elections. 1 person killed.
Matthias Wentink
Madrid, Spain. January 6th, 2019. Two terrorists drove a truck into the public during the Three Kings Parade. 21 people were killed and 10 people were badly injured.
Els Wijffelaars
Zurich, Switzerland. November 23rd, 2019. A bomb attack on a train in Switzerland. 20 people were killed and 120 people were badly injured.
Vinzenz Leutenegger
Ho Chi Minhstad, Vietnam. March 5th, 2019. The government used weapons after hundreds of citizens kept demonstrating for longer than 48 hours. 13 people were killed and 19 people were injured.
Connie Van
Beirut, Lebanon. December 6th, 2022. Multiple bomb attacks took place in a department store. 39 people were killed and 61 people were injured.
Danae Gosset
Seoul, South Korea. August 23rd, 2021. Terrorists placed a bomb under the subway train platform in the city centre. 8 people were killed and 27 people were badly injured.
Minyoung Park
From physical to digital. There are objects in the real world that you can touch and feel which makes it tangible. These objects do have their own digital version online as well. Both with unique aspects. Some say a digital version is not tangible anymore, but some say that millions of tweets and posts with digital flags can mean much more than just one physical flag.
A Facebook user was is able to share solidarity with one click. Is there a difference between a physical or digital flag?
We are happy to see that you have taken a few minutes to learn about the current situation regarding online collective mourning. It’s amazing to see how the process has evolved in the digital age we’re living in. It’s like raising awareness for a subject that you’ve not paid much attention to before. But fortunately, you’re now able to decide how you could make a contribution in future.
