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sms_performance
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| The sms
performance / action took place on the night of the 29th of June 2002
at Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany. As a one-off event, 500 invited guests to the castle were asked to fill out an RSVP-invitation card including their mobile phone numbers. These numbers were then added to a database located on the net. In the foyer of the castle a computer terminal was provided which gave the second possibility for people to participate. Their mobile numbers could then be added directly into the database using the terminal. Outgoing from a central notebook more than 1000 (individual and mass) sms messages have been sent to the present guest within eight hours. The sent messages have been coordinated in time and thematic. It started at 8.p.m with a greeting mass sms. After this every other visitor recieved an individual message on his mobile phone. It have been messages like this: - would like to invite you for drink - it was nice to talk to you :-)* - let´s meet behind the castle ! - you look great today But the sender of the message was not the real sender. The real sender was us. A special for this written software run through the databank of all mobilephone numbers of the guest and pict randomly any phone number and put it as a sender. this reinduced active communication between the guests. The whole action raised until midnight by sending text messages, unicode, images and sound with explores themes such as social interaction, the acceptance of technology, anonymity and surveillance. some shots of the sms text, picture, ringtone, unicode, etc. messages received on the night |
