Commissioned by the FRED Festival in Cumbria, ‘Regulars’ was an interactive installation that ‘twinned’ two pubs in the Lake District with two pubs located in the rural Bavarian region of Chiemgau. A screen, microphone and web-cam were installed at each location, to create a live video link that connected two pubs together for the duration of the festival; virtual regulars and parallel realities, propping up the bar.
English press cuttings:
We’re catching up on all the Bavarian gossip over a pint! – The News and Star – 06.10.08
Pub’s taste of Germany event – The Cumberland News – 03.10.08
Share a pint with German friends, without leaving Cumbria – The Westmorland Herald – 04.10.08
Umpagh land pub link up for FRED – The Westmorland Gazette – 01.10.08
All ale and arty as Inn twins with German pub – The News and Star – 29.09.08
Banter with Bavaria as pubs link up in art project – The Herald – 27.09.08
Boozing with Bavarians – The Cumberland News – 26.09.08
German press cuttings:
Hi guys, wie geht’s? – Süddeutsche Zeitung – 04.10.08
Ein “one, two, three, gsuffa!” zu den Briten – 03.10.08
Virtuelle Stammgäste und englisches Bier – Traunsteiner Tagblatt – 25.09.08
“Prost” ruft der Bayern, “Cheers” erwidert der Brite – Traunreuter Anzeiger – 24.09.08
An evaluative press release from our project partner Tandberg Communications:
International verbunden – Stammgäste stoßen mit Pub Gängern an – 13.10.08
