Playground: Making Relationships Work and Grow (Philosophy Series)

A groundbreaking collaboration manual for fostering authentic connections and embracing the unknown.

Playground brings together philosophy and art through the unique collaboration of Ksenija Kadić and Mirela Kulović. This book documents their year-long, authentic philosophical conversations, providing readers with a powerful example of co-creation and a guide for navigating their own creative journeys.

Delving into the essence of playfulness,

Playground explores the philosophy of "Space to be Different" (STBD) – a concept born from the authors' shared experiences as "misfits, displaced, nomads". Through chapters designed for random access and filled with questions for the reader, this book invites you to step outside your comfort zone, embrace spontaneity, and discover the transformative power of relationships. It offers a new perspective on collaboration, showing how vulnerability, curiosity, and a willingness to explore the uncharted can lead to profound self-discovery and lasting connections.

More than just a book,

Playground is an experience, designed to inspire nomadic workers and creators to build nurturing, long-lasting collaborative spaces wherever they are in the world.

Content
About the Author's. 3
Acknowledgements. 4
Visual Art Director Statement 5
Preface. 7
Introduction. 11
Chapter 1: The Unknown. 13
Chapter 2: The Potential of Something Rather Than Something. 21
Chapter 3. Intention. 27
Chapter 4. Transaction, Reward and Exchange. 33
Chapter 5. Defining Space to be Different (STBD) 39
Chapter 6. Designing The Spaces. 45
Chapter 7. Finding A New Rhythm and Overcoming New Challenges. 53
Chapter 8. Spaces We Inhabit 57
Chapter 9. What Does It Mean to be Spontaneous?. 63
Chapter 10. Safe and Unpredictable. 69
Chapter 11. Senses and Beyond Senses. 71
Chapter 12. Space inside of Your Body and Outside it 79
Chapter 13. Time. 83
Chapter 14. Reflections on STBD Participatory Art Sessions and Interaction with Participants, Environment and Us. 87
Chapter 15. The Internationale Situationiste and Transformative Situations. 91
Chapter 16. Fixed Part(s) Points. 97
Chapter 17. Death and Completion. 105
Chapter 18. Element of Fun. 109
Chapter 19. Aesthetics and Spirit of Everyday Objects. 113
Chapter 20. Identity. 117
Chapter 21. What Makes Us Play and Be Playful 121
Chapter 22. Infinity. 125
Notes. 129
Our Manifesto. 131
Our Story: When Mirela and Ksenija Met 133