metroscopes
A public art project for Liverpool by Clive Gillman
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Metroscopes is a constantly changing display that represents Liverpool's relationships with its four twin cities - Odessa, Dublin, Shanghai and Koln. By searching the internet for live information about each city and displaying the results on five circular LED displays in Rope Walks square, it acts as a barometer for current thinking about these places. The displays function for 24 hours a day and represent the ebb and flow of data circulating throughout the world, bringing it to the heart of Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008.

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Project Commissioned by Liverpool RopeWalks Partnership
Developed by FACT, construction and displays by Technographic Displays, software by Soda, searches by Google
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