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On the 30th of June, 2009, we encircled circles



Luna:
This workshop is an homage to my favourite poster by Yvon van Versendaal, made ten years ago. She was fascinated by a simple circle pattern on a plastic bag on a trip we made together to Barcelona and translated it to a silkscreen print.

poster: Yvon van Versendaal

diagram

  • Play with four participants.
  • Each participant has a colored pen: red, green, blue or black.
  • The participants take clockwise turns:

GENERAL RULES (see diagram)

Make sets:
A set is a big circle of one colour containing three small circles [members] of the three remaining colours.
A set may not contain twice the same colour.
The diameter of the big circles should be between 5-10 cm, the small circles between 1-2 cm.

Intersect sets:
A small circle has to be member of two sets.
At maximum only two sets may intersect on one location (see diagram: wrong- and right intersection).

Complete sets:
A complete set means, all its members are members of another set as well, a set is then intersecting three other sets.
If a set is completed, the remaining (not intersected) area has to be coloured by the colour that is completing it.

The goal is to connect as many completed sets as possible.

TO START
Every player draws a small circle somewhere on the paper.

TASKS PERFORMED ALL FOLLOWING TURNS BY EACH PARTICIPANT
First, draw a big circle and try to encircle small circles with it.
Then, draw as many new members as you have encircled.
If you complete a set draw three new small circles: two members and one outside the sets.