Artist Joe Sweeney has installed a phone box on the English coast that invites people to share their feelings about Brexit, in an interactive public artwork called +44.
The replica of a typical phone box is situated on Dungeness beach, an area on the southeast coast of England that voted in favour of the UK leaving the European Union.
It will remain in place for 28 days, from 1 March 2019 until the proposed date of the UK's departure from the EU, 29 March.
The Brexit phonebox is installed on Dungeness beach in southeast England
Callers to a number on the project's website can "leave a message for Europe" expressing their feelings about Brexit. They can also listen to other audio testimonials that callers have left on the site. "I hope to create a physical and poetic metaphor for the current, confused and uncertain climate," the artist told Dezeen.
The messages will form a permanent digital archive of public opinion "at this critical point in history". The artist hopes that individuals will feel they can contribute openly to the "neutral forum", at a time when national debate is increasingly polarised.
It will remain in place for 28 days
"The human voice is the most powerful form of communication, in which tonality is key," explained Sweeney. "By recording participants' messages for Europe, I want to capture the humanity of the general public, and the voices that I feel have been lost to the debate surrounding Brexit.&q...