: principle :
an array of speakers are hidden in public
places. the speakers loudly broadcasts interference glitches caused
when passersby receive incoming messages and phone calls. the prototype
draws attention to the amount of personal communication taking place
in a given space and will be used to analyze behaviors in response
to its presence in the public realm.
: description of prototype
:
array of powered-on loudspeakers hidden behind
a public place with a lot of passage. glitches caused by mobile
phone disturbances are amplified by: very sensitive wires OR electro-acoustic
amplification.
: interaction :
when passing by the project site, people receiving
sms or incoming calls involuntarily cause loud transient glitch
noises to be heard along their path.
the nature and origin of the noises are familiar and easily identifiable
but the speakers are hidden. because of the linear disposition of
the speaker array along a usual pedestrian path, the glitches stalk
the person during the whole phase of mobile communication initiation.
: design parameters : genre:
interruption, augmentation medium::
sound communication:
synchronous, transient, moving, many-to-many at the same time roles::
senders and receivers are the same people interaction
type:implicit content:mapped by physical phenomenon support:
electromagnetic fields at one geographical site inspiration:
sound-art, glitch art
: process :
- Brainstorming
- Study of mobile phone disturbances
: implications : type
of content : abstract yet familiar emphasis on dislocated
communications taking place in public spaces type of
placement : hidden, where lots of passage emerging
behaviours : undetermined as yet relationship
between content and place : undetermined as yet relationship
between interaction and place : undetermined as yet experience
and sense-making of place in relation to presence and use of device undetermined as yet adoption/personalisation/interiorisation
: undetermined as yet misuse/detournement
:undetermined as yet
