The Whisperer
The Whisperer inhabits the space below tables, disguised as an auxiliary table leg. During periods of silence in its surroundings the machine will quietly start to stream data, in this instance from informal online message boards such a Twitter feeds or Facebook profile updates of the surrounding employees, into it’s environment aurally. The machine juxtaposes spacialities, blending the very formal physical space with much more informal, fluid online spaces, in doing so exploring the boundary between physical and digital domains.
When first encountered the Whisperer may become a source of shared confusion, or even operate sub-consciously as a generator of gossip as personal data is unknowingly shared. Over time the relationship with the machine may develop , and as people start to realize it’s presence their attitudes towards the machines may in turn shift, is the machine treated as an irritation?, or perhaps revered as a link comforting link to the world outside of it’s situation.
