Posting thoughts into air space

Michaela Gleave describes her latest work:

Mobile Democratic Communication Device (MDCD)

Project description:
The MDCD is a portable, bubble-powered communication unit, devised to facilitate the public and democratic use of communicative air space. Part ‘hot-dog’ stand, part polling booth, and part mobile radio transmitter, the MDCD invites the public to post their thoughts, hopes, troubles, dreams and wishes anonymously out into public air space. The stand operates by translating the participants posted text into bubbles, activating the air space of the site through a visual demonstration of both ambient wind movement and the constant flow of naturally occurring as well as human generated air-borne data. Highlighting the shared nature of global air space, the MDCD operates in response to the environmental and social consequences of humanities current use and commoditisation of the atmosphere.

Project Dates:
May 16-31, 10am-6pm
Opening at The Atrium, Federation Square, May 15 6-8pm