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Stainer_Disguised as a light fitting, the Stainer is a surreptitious marking tool. The machine inhabits the ceilings of transitory spaces, such as corridors in a larger office environment, here the Stainer is fed data regarding company profits; at every significant loss the machine becomes active, marking those who pass below.
Nuisance Machines_
2008- 09
This marking may initially go unnoticed, though upon realization people who have been marked may be grouped by a shared speculation, or confusion as to what is going on around them, and why they may have been ‘chosen’ or picked out. Passers by become grouped, part of an exclusive shared experience with other ‘victims’, or can be viewed as a disruptive communication element within the office - a scapegoat or indicator of poor performance.
Whisperer_The Whisperer lives under tables listening for conversation around it, when conversation stops the machine begins to quietly feed data into its environment. Disguised as an auxiliary table leg so as not to draw attention to itself, the machine is constantly streaming data from online messageboards. This informal data is then whispered by the machine during periods of silence in its situation.
When first encountered the Whisperer may become a source of shared confusion, or even operate sub-consciously as a generator of gossip as personal data is unknowingly shared. Over time the relationship with the machine may develop , and as people start to realize it’s presence their attitudes towards the machines may in turn shift, is the machine treated as an irritation?, or perhaps revered as a link comforting link to the world outside of it’s situation.
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Staller_The Staller operates at floor level, integrated into the carpets of its situation. He machine occupies narrow transitory spaces such as corridors, doorways or stairs. The machine functions in two parts, in the given context one side is monitoring the market value of the host company, whilst the other, that of rival companies. When the sides are negatively imbalance the machine is activated.
The Staller is triggered when two people pass by either side concurrently, causing the staller to snap out and clap the protagonist around the heels. By physically engaging with multiple people the machine leads to unexpected encounters as protagonists are unwittingly pushed toward, and perhaps into one another.