Message in a Bottle is an experiential audio installation featuring premonitions that guide us in our emergence from a year or more of isolation.

The installation features hundreds of glass bottles, each containing a message. When listeners take a bottle for themselves, they’ll open it to find a piece of paper with a hotline number and an extension just for them. Dialing the hotline will enable them to hear a crowdsourced divination

When you receive a message in a bottle, it’s a feeling of extreme intimacy, of being chosen. In a time when we’re all craving connection and some sort of glimpse into the future, dial the hotline for the experience of serendipity and assurance.

Listen to an interview with the artist to learn more about the Message in a Bottle project at Transom’s How Sound podcast.

Message in a Bottle first premiered at Sound Scene audio Festival in Washington D.C. in partnership with the Smithsonian on June 26 2021.

Want to submit a premonition for the hotline or learn more? Want Message in a Bottle at your exhibition, festival or event? Say hi!

Sound Scene D.C. Installation Information

Union Market Dock 5

1309 5th St NE, Washington, DC 20002

Time
Saturday June 26, 2021
10am–5pm

Organizer Website: soundscenefest.org