Listening Post by Mark Hansen

The installation consists of over 200 small LED screens displaying text fragments from Internet chat rooms.

Details

Medium:
Live data, electronic components, computer software, copper wire, aluminium & loudspeakers Dimensions: 384 x 629 x 89cm
Art Fund grant:
£110,000 ( Total: £136,534)
Acquired in:
2007
Vendor:
Ben Rubin

The texts, which are constantly updated, are simultaneously read or sung by a voice synthesiser. The work provides an extraordinary indication of the power of networked communication technologies to connect people and express the views of individuals.

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Provenance

The artists.

Venue details

Science Museum Exhibition Road London SW7 2DD 020 7942 4000 www.sciencemuseum.org.uk

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