PUBLIC INSTALLATION

The public installation is n the window of Filmbase, opposite temple bar music centre in the heart of Dublin's burlesque tourist district.

The robots can be controlled via SMS text messages, the application looks for certain keywords related to each of the six dance routines, and also acts as a simple SMS chatter-bot when messages are received that it doesn't understand.

PLAY MOV (QUICKTIME 6)

 

Several passers by seem to have struck up conversations with the robots via SMS! here are 2 transcripts.

CONVERSATION 1\\

RECEIVED: 20:55

Can you pick me up in your helicopter?

RECEIVED: 20:56

I'm living in a cardboard boy.

RECEIVED: 21:18

Are you my queen? do we rule this shiver hole?

RECEIVED: 21:19

Right shut the duche up.

RECEIVED: 01:51

Time capsule or space travel?

 

CONVERSATION 2//

RECEIVED: 14:20

Rave

(the installation replies that it doesn't do rave)

RECEIVED: 14:20

Fuck of den

(the installation replies that this is a family show)

RECEIVED: 14:21

I wil smash dat windo an break ur neck u muppet