Prague Sculpture Pees Visitors' Text Messages

Karina for mobuzzTV reports on an interactive sclupture that responds to text messaging.

The idea is disarmingly simple. Two bronze sculptures pee into their oddly-shaped enclosure.

While they are peeing, the two figures move realistically. An electric mechanism driven by a couple of microproccesors swivels the upper part of the body, while the penis goes up and down. The stream of water writes quotes from famous Prague residents.

Visitors can interupt them by sending SMS message from mobile phone to a number, displayed next to the sculptures. The living statue then ‘writes’ the text of the message, before carrying on as before. See for yourself! View video here.

emily | 2:16 PM | SMS and the Arts |
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