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Talkshow 24/7
I lived inside a talk show for three months.
- Year
- 2008–09
- Format
- 24/7 livestream
- My role
- Creator, producer, and host
- Duration
- Three months
The premise
From election night 2008 through Groundhog Day 2009, I broadcast my life around the clock on Ustream. Interviews, meals, sleep. Everything became part of the show.
How it worked
VHS cameras covered the apartment. A laptop and mobile connection kept the feed going when I went outside. Friends dropped in at odd hours. Viewers watched and talked back through a live chat.
The catch
The original plan was to interview anyone who turned up, at any hour. My neighbors were less enthusiastic. After threats of eviction, I became my own regular guest.
The audience suggested things. I hitchhiked. I married a Styrofoam mountain in a ceremony directed by Jonathan Krisel. The boundary between the show and the rest of my life disappeared.
Impact
- Three months broadcasting my life live, 24 hours a day, with a chatroom shaping the show, years before Twitch
- Later exhibited at ARoS Museum in Denmark
