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| HELL |
| ''HELLOSTRANGER'', PEACE TAXI, 2003 LED INSTALLED IN TAXI, SAVAC,TORONTO |
| The moving LED unfolds in time – HELL.. STRANGE.. LOST.. ANGER .. finally recognizable as ‘HELLO STRANGER’ – a phrase one uses as an ice breaker to re-establish a friendship by referring to times before contact between two people was lost. The intervention hopes to re-establish the role of the Taxi Driver as primarily a public service worker who has social responsibilities and does not pose a threat due to his culture or race. It addresses the aspect of safety in the midst of the threat to civil liberty by introducing an element of trust that is necessary when using a shared space. The words, taken literally – ‘HELLO’ ‘STRANGER’ define the position/situation of the driver and passenger and in combination allow for trust to form. |
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