Sculpture Art using Telephones

[paul-f]

Here's a sculpture titled "Call Center" by Joana Vasconcelos that has been exhibited in Portugal.

It includes 186 phones.

More info at http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/joana-vasconcelos-call-center

It's a lot bigger than my gun-phone.
  http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11454.msg122202#msg122202

[paul-f]

We have discussed the "Telephone Sheep" in Jean Luc Cornec's exhibit at the Museum of Communications in Frankfurt.  I found links posted but no photos.  Here are a few from the internet for reference.

   https://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=5021811&_ffmpar%5B_id_inhalt%5D=5021034

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmp1FyRnAHY

[Sargeguy]

The original (came in ivory as well):

[compubit]

We have discussed the "Telephone Sheep" in Jean Luc Cornec's exhibit at the Museum of Communications in Frankfurt.  I found links posted but no photos.  Here are a few from the internet for reference.

   https://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=5021811&_ffmpar%5B_id_inhalt%5D=5021034

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmp1FyRnAHY

I didn't realize that these were in Frankfurt - the Post & Tele Museum in Copenhagen has some similar sheep. I'll have to dig up my pictures - didn't post them, as I saw these and thought they were the same...

Jim

[paul-f]

Interesting Jim.

The internet provides this article about the exhibit in Copenhagen...

Telephone Sheep
By Birgitte Agersnap
01. Sep. 2004

Post & Tele Museum has acquired domestic animals: On 8th October 2004 four sheep will move into the landing of the foyer from where they will be welcoming the visitors to the museum.
It may be a little difficult to find the logical reason why it is sheep that Post & Tele Museum has chosen to acquire when it comes to domestic animals. On the other hand: What other animal would have been more logical with the lifelike, curly fur of telephone wires and the expressive faces of telephones?

As they are standing on their shining receiver feet, pasturing, resting, scouting about their new domicile, any doubt seems to evaporate already at first sight. The meticulously crafted trunks of wires are so convincing and surprisingly full of life that you would hardly be astonish in case they moved. And as every other flock it also has its black sheep. Proudly it holds its head high with a straight neck and a keen eye for the world.

The French Shepherd

Behind the sheep is the French artist Luc Cornec. Having finished his studies at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nantes he went to Germany where he has been living and working in Frankfurt am Main ever since. In his work he puts different elements into new contexts and creates new meanings. Communication and understandig are, consequently, important themes to the French artist, who has an eye for the many things that are left over when we find something new - in this case things we are scrapping concurrently with the speedy development of new communication tools. Cornec picks up, dusts, and blows new life into forgotten things and Post & Tele Museum proudly welcomes him and his motly flock of sheeps. The artist has agreed to "install" the flock so that it is ready for presentation on the Culture Night, Friday the 8th of October 2004.
This article may be copied or quoted with MuseumsPosten, Post & Tele Museum as source.

http://www.ptt-museum.dk/en/online_magazine/previous_articles/telephony/index.php?id=119