Sat 3/9 @ 10am – 1pm
Have you experienced The Foreigner yet? If not, head to CPL Main Branch to function as real-time local avatars for Iranians overseas.
Say what?: Through simple, mobile technology each Cleveland avatar will be connected live to an Iranian citizen. The Iranian will then speak only to the avatar (through an ear piece) and direct them in who to approach and what to say, as they walk through various public spaces. In this way citizens of Cleveland will be introduced to someone who is currently living in an entirely different cultural circumstance through the body of a local citizen right in front of them.
The Iranian citizens and Cleveland avatars have been selected from all walks of life, from children to seniors. Therefore it will be possible for a local teenage girl to be the avatar for a 53-year-old Iranian woman or a 9-year-old Iranian girl can speak through a 60-year-old Cleveland man.
Amazing, eh? And it’s free, so check it out. Presented by SPACES.