Ars Electronica Festival · 1993
Is Anyone There? Pay Telephone Event
🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 1993
Stephen Wilson's “Is Anyone There? Pay Telephone Event” was honoured with an Award of Distinction at the Prix Ars Electronica 1993, category Interactive Art. Explore 2 other works by Stephen Wilson below.
In Stephen Wilson's project "Is Anyone There?", computer-based systems are calling public telephones and involve curious passengers in short conversations about the events in their particular location. The telephone system is an artistically unexplored feature of contemporary culture.
About Stephen Wilson
Stephen Wilson (USA), born 1944, is professor of conceptual design and computer art at San Francisco State University and co-editor of "Leonardo", an international journal of art and science. He holds a B.A.
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