Despair
and Hope, two states of mind that are so
far apart it seems impossible to change from one
to the other. But check any dictionary, Despair
is defined as “the absence of hope”
so, in theory at least, Despair can be banished
with even just a little Hope, and that’s
what this project is all about.
Hope Mosaic is
an exploration into how mobile communications
can actively facilitate social change. It aims
to show that we can change the world, one person
and one idea at a time and that even dramatic
change is possible when people work together with
a common goal. The project is an interactive installation
supporting Amnesty International Australia’s
work in defending human rights.
Hope Mosaic is
an interactive artwork made up of 10,000 camera-phone
pictures, each one an image of “Hope”
taken and sent ‘into’ the artwork
as an MMS (Multimedia Message Service), like an
SMS but a picture rather than words.
Send your picture of
“Hope” (via MMS) from your mobile
to 0423 774 974.
It’ll appear briefly on our installation
in the Opera House Exhibition Studio (and on the
Hope Mosaic website) in near real-time, and you’ll
get an SMS back confirming that we have it. Overnight
we’ll incorporate it into the Mosaic and
you can visit www.hopemosaic.com
to see your image in the mosaic using our zooming
function. We hope you enjoy being part of Hope
Mosaic.
Each MMS costs $1.10 plus carrier costs and all
profits go to charity.
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