Operator
Operator is a physical installation that puts the user in the role of a switchboard operator. Presented with a patchcord and a grid of nodes representing US States, the user can place live calls to public payphones around the country by plugging into a node (or multiple nodes). A list of public telephones in that state are then dialed and all answering parties are bridged into a conference call with the user.
Traversing the subject of networks and site specific installation we became interested in the unexplored possibilities for connection and communication contained in the ordinary, yet unexpected, phone call.
