In this anthology, a talented group of writers create site-specific installations or short fictions that include a phone call, either metaphorical or real, in homage to and out of respect for the beautiful, dirty telephone booth. Nothing conveys the end of an era quite like the lowly phone booth—resonant of forgotten technologies, extinct social patterns, and an egalitarian time when telecommunications were easily accessible to anyone with pocket change. Perfect for anyone interested in the commonalities shared with technology and communication, this book explores the bygone era of phone-booth culture.

Paola Poletto is an arts administrator, mixed media and installation artist, writer and curator. Artist-led projects have included Kiss Machine Magazine (co-founding publisher since 2000), Inflatable Museum (on-line exhibit 2001-2004), Girls and Guns (traveling exhibit Toronto-London, 2003; Budapest-Albania-Montenegro & Serbia, 2004), and Robot Landscapes (exhibit Toronto, 2004). She is senior director of programs at Design Exchange, Canadaâ??s national center for design (www.dx.org), where she oversees youth programs, professional programs, exhibitions, museum collection and research. She is also the director of digifest (www.dx.org/digifest), a festival of design and media culture produced by Design Exchange in partnership with the Ontario Science Centre and Harbourfront Centre.

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