joesart.org » urban-myths http://joesart.org a r t Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:59:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Spy Phone http://joesart.org/2007/10/17/spy-phone/ http://joesart.org/2007/10/17/spy-phone/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:46:00 +0000 Joe http://joesart.org/journal/2007/10/17/spy-phone/ Continue reading →]]> I recently purchased a modified Nokia phone, that lets you set it into a “spy mode” – whereby the phone appears to be off but will actually automatically answer any incoming phone calls; without any visible signs. Its designed for un-trusting types to spy on their friends, employers or loved ones. Fortunately, I’m in a position where this is not by primary intention!

I thought it would be cool to do some kind of interactive art work with it. When my University tutors asked me to look at the Urban Legends stories, I thought it’d be fun to create an Urban legend of my own. It would start, in lavish style, in a toilet. Graffiti on the walls tells the story, and concludes with a “real world” factor – a phone number. If anyone is inclined to phone the telephone number, they would be connected to my subversive spy phone – which resides in an undisclosed location. What the caller is listening to is…… in the eye of the beholder. I guess.

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