Mitch Said / Kristin O'Friel
Laser Etched Anodized Aluminum, Analog Phone, Phone Adapter, Asterisk, Microcontroller, XPort, Ethernet Cable, Audio Jacks, Audio Cable, Shift Registers, LEDs
(2008)
Laser Etched Anodized Aluminum, Analog Phone, Phone Adapter, Asterisk, Microcontroller, XPort, Ethernet Cable, Audio Jacks, Audio Cable, Shift Registers, LEDs
(2008)
Operator is a physical installation that calls public payphones by plugging into switchboard nodes.
Operator is a physical installation that puts the user in
the role of a switchboard operator. Presented with a patchcord and a grid of nodes
representing US States, the user can place live calls to public payphones around the
country by plugging into a node (or multiple nodes). A list of public telephones in that
state are then dialed and all answering parties are bridged into a conference call with the
user.