July 28, 2004
Speakers Corner
Speakers Corner is a unique project which has attracted international attention including recognition in the recently published 'Digital Art', by Christiane Paul.
The 15 metre LED display is an architectural interface to the Internet and wireless networks which acts as an open media system, available to the public locally and remotely.
The system has recently been expanded with the installation of a new smaller display board in a Café Bar which mirrors the larger external one.
Users can send text messages directly to the boards via an SMS facility and the website allows users to write text messages to Speakers Corner remotely.
Media Centre Network also commissions artists and writers to create new interactive content for the system.
CURRENT PROJECT
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Speakers Corner: Nameless Poem by Eleanor Rees
Eleanor has written a new poem specifically for presentation on Speakers Corner; over the coming months the public are invited to respond to the refrain "Tell me something of this", using text messaging - enter the letters 'TXT', leave a space, then enter your message and send to 0776 290 4208 - or via the website.
The public's responses will inform a re-writing of the poem, which will then replace the original, creating a recursive hybrid work that exists somewhere between the poet and the street.
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