I am Still Alive (after On Kawara)

Martin John Callanan

I am Still Alive (after On Kawara) , – ongoing
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Description
A [hidden] transmission device, using Bluetooth protocols, continually searches for visible and open devices (mobile phones, laptops, PDAs etc) within an area. On discovering an open device, a simple message is sent, reading: “I am still alive”*. I am Still Alive is active at various times and in various locations; details of which are not disclosed.

*The phrase is translated into the main official language of the country in which the device is activated.
Keywords
  • subjects
    • Media and Communication
      • telephones
Technology & Material
Display
A [hidden] transmission device, using Bluetooth protocols, continually searches for visible and open devices (mobile phones, laptops, PDAs etc) within an area
Exhibitions & Events
Futurte Everything 2010
How we Became Metadata
ISEA 2010 [International Symposium on Electronic Art]
Bibliography
3 publications