Monday, January 26, 2004
This morning I had this idea to send a letter with a camera to be passed around the world. At Gimme! Coffee Helgi had the idea to make 3 of them. So we built this site to accompany the letters.
All the letters will be equipped with a disposable camera I got about an hour ago. Each one will have it's own characteristics. We're not 100% sure where we'll send them all to. One will probably get to Helgi's sister Fanney Sisi in Iceland. We'll send them tomorrow.
Helgi thinks every addressee will take about 5 pictures, I thought 2, so I guess anywhere in between is fine. The thing is, the less photos people take, the more places the letters can get. But then you want pictures to be interesting and stuff and you never know with these crappy cameras, probably half the pictures won't come out. Yes, it's a cheap type.
In general, people who will get the package will find a login and password and will be able to add entries telling us how they felt getting a letter and who they are sending it to. Or whatever else they want to write.
Personally I had butterflies in my belly all day thinking about this thing. On the other hand I am afraid it will die before it comes back to us and that we'll never get to develop the pictures. If it does get here in the end you can bet they'll all be posted.
I want to mention a few of the things I had in mind when coming up with the idea.
one: my friend Guy disappeareded in Terra Del Fuego a few weeks ago. He was going to climb a glacier and hadn't returned. His family is gathering money to send an expedition to locate him. I hope it works. I want to show him the pictures you guys (and dolls) are taking.
two: a few days ago I broke up with my girlfriend. She too has a thing with letters. She sends herself camera obscura boxes. Things that come out are freaky and neat. This is of course influenced by her mind. But if this is a dedication than I would like to dedicate it to all my ex-girlfriends. Love doesn't die.
three: Helgi and I watch a lot of Invader Zim (the cartoon). Fun is an important aspect of life. My favorite character is Gir, who is stupid and happy. These letters are stupid and happy too. The letters will travel around the world, I wish they meet interesting people beyond borders.
All the letters will be equipped with a disposable camera I got about an hour ago. Each one will have it's own characteristics. We're not 100% sure where we'll send them all to. One will probably get to Helgi's sister Fanney Sisi in Iceland. We'll send them tomorrow.
Helgi thinks every addressee will take about 5 pictures, I thought 2, so I guess anywhere in between is fine. The thing is, the less photos people take, the more places the letters can get. But then you want pictures to be interesting and stuff and you never know with these crappy cameras, probably half the pictures won't come out. Yes, it's a cheap type.
In general, people who will get the package will find a login and password and will be able to add entries telling us how they felt getting a letter and who they are sending it to. Or whatever else they want to write.
Personally I had butterflies in my belly all day thinking about this thing. On the other hand I am afraid it will die before it comes back to us and that we'll never get to develop the pictures. If it does get here in the end you can bet they'll all be posted.
I want to mention a few of the things I had in mind when coming up with the idea.
one: my friend Guy disappeareded in Terra Del Fuego a few weeks ago. He was going to climb a glacier and hadn't returned. His family is gathering money to send an expedition to locate him. I hope it works. I want to show him the pictures you guys (and dolls) are taking.
two: a few days ago I broke up with my girlfriend. She too has a thing with letters. She sends herself camera obscura boxes. Things that come out are freaky and neat. This is of course influenced by her mind. But if this is a dedication than I would like to dedicate it to all my ex-girlfriends. Love doesn't die.
three: Helgi and I watch a lot of Invader Zim (the cartoon). Fun is an important aspect of life. My favorite character is Gir, who is stupid and happy. These letters are stupid and happy too. The letters will travel around the world, I wish they meet interesting people beyond borders.
