London's Calling

London’s Calling

The London’s Calling is an art installation debuted at Burn in The Forest (now WhatIf).

What if you could find a door which would allow you to communicate with others at distance while having a pretty personal experience? Have you talked to someone through the bathroom door? London’s Calling is the call for you to raise the bar on your communication paradigms. 💩 💦

The project comprises of the facelifting a few porta-potties (3 in its first appearance) as the iconic London telephone booth. Inside you’ll find a replica of an old coin telephone which can be used to communicate with the other porta-potties in the event.

My friend - Sarah Haywood - and I wanted to create an art project for the event to bring a fun and interactive attraction to the crowd.

Sarah quickly designed the façade while I started working on the communication parts. That’s how the London’s Calling came to existence.

Components

Façade

The facade was made of a few materials:

• Laser cut foam core
• Backlit of computer monitors
• LED strips
• Mirror stickers
• Spray paint

Telephone

The telephone was custom built using:

• 3D Printed custom design
• Stickers of dial and instructions
• Walkie Talkies hacked to be controlled by a custom PCB
• A custom PCB running ATMega controlling the Walkie Talkies and the façade lights
• Fairy lights

Find more photos on the London’s Calling Instagram