Comments on: Connecting London to New York

By: jen

jen — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:47:19 +0000

it’s not a hoax, but it is a misrepresentation. The term Telectroscope has been around for over a century, but is not attributed to Jules Verne (Louis Figuier, actually). And this machine hasn’t been around for any more than a year (not 100 years, like the article suggests).

According to Wiki:
In May-June 2008, artist Paul St George is exhibiting outdoor interactive video installations linking London and New York City in a fanciful simulated “telectroscope”. According to the installation’s INVENTED BACK STORY (my emphasis), the device works using a transatlantic tunnel started by the artist’s fictional great-grandfather, Alexander Stanhope St. George. The producer of this spectacle was the creative company Artichoke, who previously staged The Sultan’s Elephant in London.

… a piece of installation art with a visual high speed broadband link between London and New York City …

By: Patti

Patti — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:24:14 +0000

I think this is such a neat idea. I don’t care that it doesn’t ACTUALLY go all the way over, but I think it’s a neat way to connect people seperated by an entire ocean.

Pretty awesome. They should do something similar that goes to the pacific coast to Hawaii or Japan. Neat idea, rock on.

By: Ryan G

Ryan G — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:27:54 +0000

I’ve seen it up in London, and it’s pretty clever.

By: Calgary Web Design

Calgary Web Design — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:15:33 +0000

This is too cool. What a great idea.

By: Going to London

Going to London — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:34:42 +0000

Woo hoo! Go London art things!

By: Cocky J. Doody

Cocky J. Doody — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:44:11 +0000

Vuntz I had a kendy store
Bizniss vas so bad
I asked mein vife vat to do
And dis is vat she said:
Take yourself some kerosene
Pour it on de floor
Take a match
Give a Scratch
No more kendy store, HEY!

By: hello

hello — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:04:22 +0000

this is so fake my mom dragged me to go see this. made me wake up at 6 in the morning to get to brooklyn early and when i got there i saw a camera and the picture kept breaking up so it was a webcam of somesort. can’t believe i had to wake up at 6 am on a saturday to go see this crap. p.s. she still thinks its real lol

By: the blogodob

the blogodob — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:54:08 +0000

is it supposed to be periscope or telescope or microscope
teleroscrope makes it mix of latter 2

By: ZeroCool

ZeroCool — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:33:54 +0000

In May-June 2008, artist Paul St George is exhibiting outdoor interactive video installations linking London and New York City in a fanciful simulated “telectroscope”. According to the installation’s invented back story, the device works using a transatlantic tunnel started by the artist’s fictional great-grandfather, Alexander Stanhope St. George The producer of this spectacle was the Artichoke company, who previously staged The Sultan’s Elephant in London.

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/telectroscope/

By: Me

Me — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:55:51 +0000

This is a very cool idea. Obviously it’s done with cameras and probably an internet connection. You don’t seriously think they dug a big hole, or laid a 3,000mile optical pipe just for this?