Findfence

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Author: Annemarieke Weber

Find back your lost object. Add a found object

People, passers-by, who find lost personal belongings in public places, can put it up the Findfence. Someone who has lost something can go look at the Findfence to see if another has made the friendly gesture to put it up there. Like this the two can meet each other.

Findfence

Respect, honesty and trust

Findfence is a concept about respect, honesty and trust. It embodies and creates empathy and attention for people in their own living environment. It appeals directly to universal human values and needs and Findfence awakens the most precious characteristics with its users or passers-by. A smile on many faces is the result. Anyone can recognize, subconsciously, Findfences meaning.

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Interactive Art

Every one who puts an object up, or finds back his belongings participates and uses the Findfence as an interactive communication device. Finder and loser meet. Social cohesion is born. Near home, it creates a meeting place and recognisable landmark. Every day other object embellish the fence. Colours, form and structure change constantly. Thus the Findfence becomes a living work of art, created by its users.

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Intercultural smile

The concept of Findfence has been extensively tested in the Amsterdam Vondelpark. This civil monument attracts 10.000 visitors a year. Tourist of all nationalities understand its function immediately, without words. They start to smile, endeared, when they see it appearing on their walk in the park. Like this, the Findfence works beautifully as a city-marketing tool. Tourists take photos continually and with the Findfence image, the city and friendly character of its inhabitants, conquer the world.

Information

The creator and designer of the Findfence, Annemarieke Weber, will be happy to give you more information about the design and possibilities of locating in your own town.
Please contact, Amsterdam, Phone 0031 (0)6 28 80 14 79.
Email: vindhek(at)gmail(dot)com
Site: www.vindhek.com