WISH
HTML and PHP
2002 - present
Online location to view or make a wish: http://www.larabank.com/wish
Description
Wish is an online database where wishes are taken and assigned ticket numbers. It includes a viewable wish database of previous wishes. No other information about the users is retained making it a private space for preserving and exposing ones wishes. The viewer can print a wish ticket with their confirmation number to retain proof of their participation and to collect a part of the artwork.
The wishes vary extensively, some seem humorous and light-hearted, others sincere and dark. The work acts in part as a historical document of human concern. In terms of public events, many wishes refer specifically to the war in Iraq, which started around the same time as the project launch in 2003. Additionally, one could chart the ubiquity of many human topics of interest such as love, relationships, companionship, peace, etc., which present themselves again and again in a multiplicity of words and contexts reflecting upon the extent of individuality within the uniformity of human concern.
Wish was initial launched as a viral email as a part of a series of viral emails sent in 2002 before spamming was considered an issue.
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