Slog - Comments on Ladies and Gentlemen: Audio Graffiti http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti His name is Michael Dory and he's filling New York City with the sounds of digital crickets. Graffiti is... nearly always visual in nature, making this experience one-dimensional. Furthermore, rarely does the work have a brain of its own, and is usually incapable of reacting to anybody observing it. The crickets are... ... small devices that will be aware of passers-by as well as other units of their kind. Each unit consists of a sound generator, amp, speaker and sensory system, and is housed in camouflage appropriate to the streets of the city — soda cans, cigarette packs, and the... Copyright 2008 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:26:03 -0800 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:47:43 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Aqua Teen Yeah, put a bunch of these little battery-operated devices around... BOSTON! Get hauled into court for being an EVIL DOER. Man, this country is fucked.

]]> Aqua Teen http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c818977 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c818977 Architecture Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:14:06 -0800 Comment by jim Oh man. Crickets are one of man kind's only natural enemies. If I lived there I would take great joy in finding those things and smashing them. They can't get away from me like the real little bastards can.

]]> jim http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819033 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819033 Architecture Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:24:21 -0800 Comment by packratt I wonder if I could rig something to replace the chirping sounds with shouted random expletives?

Oh what a glorious song that art would sing then.

]]> packratt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819043 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819043 Architecture Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:46:07 -0800 Comment by seattle98104@gmail.com looks like a hoax device to me... OFF TO GITMO WITH YOU! AL-KADER SCUM!

]]> seattle98104@gmail.com http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819062 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819062 Architecture Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:26:47 -0800 Comment by Amelia Cool!

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819075 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819075 Architecture Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:36:18 -0800 Comment by arandomdude Finally some art that isn't "ooh lookit the stacked boxes, isn't it thought provoking" style bullshit. Pretty damn cool idea that actually required some effort. Though I bet people would go around snatching these things off the roads...I would. Is that a damn camera in the soda can?

]]> arandomdude http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819090 Architecture Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:18:43 -0800 Comment by robotslave Oh yes, this is absolutely the next tagging, just as soon as your average drugs-addled skate-baording enthusiast can afford "a sound generator, amp, speaker and sensory system" for every tag, instead of paying, what, $4.95 for 40 territory-emblems, if we're looking at the current premium end of that me-marking media.

Thank heavens for market forces, that's all I have to say about that.

]]> robotslave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819098 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819098 Architecture Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:22:31 -0800 Comment by Paulus this comment thread is closed.

]]> Paulus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819107 Architecture Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:16:08 -0800 Comment by robotslave Closed?

Will it be open for lunch?

]]> robotslave http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819162 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819162 Architecture Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:04:37 -0800 Comment by Big_K Yeah, this is going to end well.

Evacuations, anyone?

]]> Big_K http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819163 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819163 Architecture Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:14:54 -0800 Comment by Bronx Mick The two dailies in New York, Metro and AM New York, are always running articles about how NYC is losing its soul and becoming a city just for the rich. But something ingenious and cool like this guy's art makes me think New York will be just fine. Seattle's awesome too.

]]> Bronx Mick http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819170 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819170 Architecture Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:56:07 -0800 Comment by Jessica My mind is blown.

]]> Jessica http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819217 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819217 Architecture Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:27:24 -0800 Comment by Roger Williams Great, litter as art. I can't wait for the dogshit-on-the-sidewalks installation piece.

]]> Roger Williams http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819442 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819442 Architecture Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:19:38 -0800 Comment by Darren D. Misklashuvacis

Why is it "ok" for The Stranger to incite racial hatred, but only for SOME people?

Find out the REAL truth!

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]]> Darren D. Misklashuvacis http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819460 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c819460 Architecture Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:02:16 -0800 Comment by Nik Potaper Google is my favorite search engine!

]]> Nik Potaper http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c826068 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c826068 Architecture Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:58:24 -0800 Comment by Margaret R. Lim Focused by keeping the credit card line weight is as important to warrant.

]]> Margaret R. Lim http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c827062 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/ladies_and_gentlemen_audio_graffiti#c827062 Architecture Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:47:43 -0800