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The Hello World Project

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The Helloworld Project
is a global interactive text installation combining language, landscapes and communication technology to create a visual dialogue. From December 9-12, 2003, people from all over the world will be invited to send in messages, either by sending an SMS to a dedicated number or by going to www.helloworldproject.com
.These messages will be projected onto mountains and buildings in Geneva,
Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and New York . Video images of the projections
will be broadcast live on the project website and at the World Summit
on the Information Society in Geneva. The Helloworld Project is a
collaborative happening, an invitation to take control of public space
with the power of words.

The projection sites are:
Jet d’eau (water fountain), Geneva, Switzerland
Air India Building, Mumbai, India
Morro dois Irm„os ,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UN Building, New York, United States

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