August 31, 2005
Pedestrian: A Walking Tour for Multiple Voices and Portable Phones
Pedestrian: A Walking Tour for Multiple Voices and Portable Phones - by Geek Ink-- was a performance piece that took New York audiences on walking tours in groups of ten on three separate routes led by three actresses through the East Village (August 27 and 28).
According to Network Performance, The project allows the participants to "eavesdrop" on cell phone conversations exploring the topic of loss - from lost tempers and lost loves to lost identities.
Pedestrian explores the public airing of private speech, which occurs daily on the streets of New York. Connected by cell phones, the actresses invite the audience to overhear their conversations, confessions, and revelations; in fact, all participants are connected by a conference call service, allowing each tour participant to hear all three tour guides simultaneously."
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