Sausage and Cinnamon (Loukanikos & Kanellos) is an interactive installation made of sculptures and live 3d simulations. This digital aspect uses AI and self-perception theory to rethink social engagement in the digital era. In it, visitors create a digital duplicate to be inserted in the simulation and projected on a diorama through an augmented reality app.  By taking its roots in the story of the riot dogs, this work shows how technology can trigger participation in society. The setting of this projection would be a riot where Loukanikos and Kanellos stand in between the police and the protestors. Also, a video will be on the wall, giving viewers the story of the dogs.

In our daily digital lives, AI is a tool to maximize an individual’s interaction. But what if we used artificial intelligence so as to enhance social participation? The path to such a digital system, I believe, lies in the story of Sausage and Cinnamon, two stray dogs that became an emblem of the Greek anti-austerity movement. 


In 2011, the Greek reforms triggered mass protests and clashes with the police in Athens. Among dissidents were anarchists, socialists and even conservatives, but also among them stray dogs of the city joined protestors. Two of the most famous were Loukanikos, which became among Time’s Person-of-the-year in 2011, and Kanellos. These dogs who owned nothing were still at the forefront of every event.