Friday is weekly: a summary of what the team has seen, read, listened to and wants to share with you.

‘Dream Market’ Marrakech

Having already dreamed up and mapped out universes for leading contemporary brands and companies such as Louis Vuitton, Samsung, Google, Tomorrowland, Vogue, etc., Studio Proba is today experimenting with AI. Emerging from these practices are snapshots of the narrow streets of Marrakech, overrun by vegetables, fruits, sweets and other abstract shapes, with soft and creamy textures which remind us of those of marshmallows.

This research project, conducted by the artist and designer Alex Proba, is called ‘Dream Market’ Marrakech, and can be discovered on the Studio Proba website, as well as on the artist’s Instagram account. – We love the aesthetic of this experimentation.

‘Will the last person leaving turn out the lights?’

On Sunday we were out for a stroll around the streets of Namur when we came across these posters: ‘Will the last person leaving turn out the lights’… A pretty basic reminder, all in all. But a message which has not yet got across to some people, it would appear. On Sundays, most shops are closed, and yet many leave their window displays (and more) switched on.

To remind them of this very simple act, Extinction Rebellion thus pasted several posters to the shop windows of those who still haven’t got it. A local byelaw intended to tackle wasteful practices has been in effect since December 1. This law requires shops to keep their doors shut whilst heating systems are operating, and to turn off the lights when closed. Several diehards are not complying with these few regulations, and are wasting the equivalent of the annual electricity consumption of over three Belgian households. Only that much, then… Let’s hope that this time the message has got through.

Mona: the lifesaver application

Do you also check behind you at least three times when you are walking down a street on your own? That unpleasant feeling of being followed and having to pick up the pace. As women, this is a situation we experience nearly every day. To remedy this, the Mona start-up has launched an application which will allow us to return home completely safely.

How does it work?

Simply download the app and you will get an overview of everything that is going on in the city. You can also arrange to return home in a group at whatever time you choose. For now, the app is available in Namur and Louvain-la-Neuve. We hope that eventually it will be accessible in other areas, because – let’s be absolutely clear – we really do need it.

This article was written by Lucie Roulet, Julie Peustjens and Julie Mouvet, the kingkong team.

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