Press 1 to Confess, Press to 2 Listen
My friend Gideon and I had been hoping to collaborate on an idea for quite a while. Both of us are drawn to ideas that take place away from the screen and that include the audience as part of an experience, rather than being just its recipient.
About a week ago, we published our first such experiment: A small social art project named Confession.
Simply call the number below and press 1 to confess, or 2 to hear someone’s confession.
(917) 809-7319
Confessors can speak for as long as the listener remains on the line. Listeners can only listen, as they will be muted. Whatever number you press, find some catharsis via repentance. Whatever you say or hear, the truth will set you free.
1 Week, 800 calls, 75 confessions
We figured that the likelihood of a confession might be quite low; after all, a confessor and a listener need to call the obscure number of an art project at the same time. Maybe there'd be a handful of confessions and we'd be very happy about that.
But no. Much to our surprise, the calls started coming in and were matching by the dozens. By now, more than 75 confessions between 150 strangers have taken place. Confessors talk for 5, 10, 15 minutes -- while listeners stay on for as long. The number has become a special place.
Call Confession today. Call again tomorrow. Tell a friend if you're intrigued.
Thanks for listening,
Greg.
grex.nyc