Virtual Corners 2008 with John Ewing
STREET CORNERS IN ROXBURY AND BROOKLINE VIRTUALLY CONNECTED
Public Art Project Allows Residents of Coolidge Corner and Dudley Square
Two Weeks of Real-Time, 24/7 Interaction. Virtual Street Corners is a digital media public art project by John Ewing, assisted by Minotte Romulus with design by Matey Odonkor. It is being presented in collaboration with the Roxbury Film Festival. June 12 - June 21, 2008, with "opening" on June 18, 4-7pm at Stash's Grille, 150 Dudley St. Roxbury and Brookline Booksmith, 279 Harvard Ave, Brookline
The storefronts of Brookline Booksmith in Coolidge Corner, Brookline and Stash's Grille in Dudley Square, Roxbury will be transformed into large video screens, providing pedestrians of each neighborhood with a portal into one another's worlds. Running 24/7, life-size screen images and AV technology will enable real-time chat between residents of the two neighborhoods. Though only 2.4 miles apart and connected, by the Route 66 bus, few people from either neighborhood visit the other. Using technology developed to bridge geographical distances, Virtual Street Corners instead traverses the social boundaries that separate two cultural and transportation hubs with important historical connections.
This project is also the recipient of a substantial Knight Ridder grant.
For more info check out virtualcorners.net