777767777 // project_
is the name of this sms performance /action which stands for the numbers pressed on a mobile phone to write the text "sms".
 
 
sms performance/action on the night of the 29th of june 2002
at schloss solitude (castle solitude) stuttgart, germany
 
 
concept_

sms messages were sent to people in and around the castle.
the content of this work explores themes such as

social interaction, the acceptance of technology, observation,
techno-confusion and anonymity.

as a one-off event, 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.


[-_-] fotos of sms' sent
[-_-] illustration
 
 
technical_

run sequence:

//users enter numbers into a flash/php back-end terminal.
// the mobile numbers are then saved directly to the 777767777 server.
// the director application reads in the numbers from the server and formats them for the gateway software.
// the gateway then delievers the sms, rtttl, unicode, flash, logo messanges to the mobile phones.

software used:

//macromedia director
// macromedia flash
// php
// MySQL
// visual basic


[-_-] terminal
[-_-] screenshot of the sms artist´s desktop
   
 
contact_
last update 10.06.02

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