Slovenski etnografski muzej

The article presents the results of an anthropological quantitative study using a questionnaire and media research into the forms and importance of play and playfulness among adults in their everyday life. Even though play is primarily seen as a children’s activity, it exists in numerous forms also in the life of individual adults. In the article, the author focuses on the anthropological aspects of play and playing, and on the interpretations and experiences of the survey participants.

In the last 50 years, the role of Tolmin frika, a dish consisting of potatoes and cheese fried in a pan, has been greatly transformed, for what used to be an exclusively workday is becoming a recognised symbol of everything that is Tolmin. The dish itself appears as a local culinary speciality at public tourist and cultural events and in restaurants. But at the same time, the notion of frika is present in the language, folklore tradition and artistic creativity of different generations.

Modern ethnographic exhibitions use multi-media and multi-modal communication – they address their visitors through objects, texts, photographs, films and new media – while film is also multimodal