PLAYFUL INVASION /// All the young volunteers from 4 to 12 met in the Castrum Park in Yverdon-les-Bains for a big robot hunt. Their mission: save the town from a robot invasion! Une team of very special agents waited for them. After a short presentation of the mission and its execution, the kids dispatched ont the field, guided in their quest by Happy City Lab animators. They coordinated the efforts and assured the victory of the groups over the invading [...]

SPONTANEOUS MUSIC /// A giant 80’s-style boombox allowing anyone to become a DJ for a few minutes or more. Passers-by plug in their own MP3 device and share their music. This 6-ft ghetto-blaster is installed in a public space, free for use by anyone at any time, inciting strangers to talk to each other, decide on the next track together and DANCE. How does it work? 1. Plug in your MP3 device 2. Launch your music 3. Dance and make the crowd dance with you

https://vimeo.com/112687046 MONUMENTAL TRANSFORMATION /// A twilight urban safari where passers-by press giant switches, launching monumental eyes and mouths on building façades. Ephemeral on the walls, these images live long in the imagination. As you explore, eyes observe you and mouths talk silently, laugh or shout ; your city comes alive. A mesmerizing journey through darkened streets.

HORSEBACK FOLLIES /// Urban Rodeo, a participative installation created by Happy City Lab, took place in the city of Crans-Montana (VS) in August 2015, as part of the Vision Art Festival, dedicated to Street Art. Monumental work of street art, Urban Rodeo is a REAL rocking horse 4 meters high and 5 meters long that you can actually climb and ride. Break your routine and saddle up; Urban Rodeo takes you higher! A fantastic trip through imaginary lands. www.visionartfestival.com

SHARED MUSIC ON THE EDGE OF TOWN /// The Lost Piano is a new way of pushing back the boundaries, both physical - of the city - and psychological, and a new musical experience set in the moonlit countryside. Throw a warm blanket in your bag, get on your bike or take the bus and leave the city behind. See a grand piano appear in the distance, get closer and closer, see familiar and unfamiliar faces and share a magical moment, together.

THE ART OF SAVING LIVES /// It's not easy to talk about suicide. For Children Action in the week leading to World Suicide Prevention Day we created an art installation comprising of 7 phone booths. Decorated by local and international artists, one could step in and pick up the receiver to hear testimonials from patients, doctors and parents. One could also leave a voice message and learn about common misconceptions regarding teenage suicide. It was a great success with both passers-by and visitors genuinely engaging with the installation. It also [...]

FREE OPENAIR CINEMA /// As part of "The Robot Year" in Yverdon-les-Bains, CinéTransat moved to this city for one night on the 22nd of August 2015, and proposed robots animations and the projection of the movie "I, Robot". With CinéTransat you go from an individual classic cinema situation - where you'll be told to be quiet at your first crunch of popcorn - to a collective experience where the crowd applauds the good guys, boos the baddies, shares picnics, sings and dances, [...]

FREE OPENAIR CINEMA /// The 7th edition of CinéTransat took place from the 9th of July to the 16th of August 2015. With CinéTransat you go from an individual classic cinema situation - where you'll be told to be quiet at your first crunch of popcorn - to a collective experience where the crowd applauds the good guys, boos the baddies, shares picnics, sings and dances, together ! The film serves as a pretext to bring people together and create shared experiences.

CELEBRATIONS FOR KIDS /// Happy City Lab organized the animations in the context of the elementary schools promotion party for the City of Geneva. Almost 6000 kids were able to discover animations on the theme of "Travel into the stars".

SON ET LUMIERE DELIGHTS /// Street Light Orchestra is a musical participative installation created as part of theFête de la Musique 2015 of the city of Geneva. Winner of the contest "A vous de jouer!", it has been installed in the Park Beaulieu in June 2015. Imagine a philharmonic orchestra in front of you... You dream of stepping onto the stage and drifting amongst the musicians, listening to each of their instruments. The Street Light Orchestra beams fill you with light as you [...]