Surrender Control was "somewhere between a game and a set of dares," delivered to people via SMS in late 2001 under the cover of an experimental art project. A participant named Jill relays some of the messages that she received via her mobile in her weblog:

28. Write the word SORRY on your hand and leave it there until it fades.
29. Look at the stars.
30. Think about an ex-lover, naked and tied to a bed.
31. Call someone. Tell a lie.
32. Call them back. Admit that you lied but do not tell the truth about why.
39. Touch your skin in three places where another has touched you recently.

This is beautiful. The things I blog almost make me cry. Here is a snippet from an interview with Tim Etchells, author/artist behind Surrender Control:

What interests me about SMS is the intimacy inherent in the form - messages go direct to the phone of an individual, direct to a 'place' which is normally occupied by that person's friends, family or lovers. To create an art work for this context is an invitation, one could say, to whisper in the ears of strangers as they go about their daily business. Surrender Control tries to explore and push the boundaries of what is possible or even permissible in this context.

For more works of art incorporating wireless technology, see the list at jaka.org per BoingBoing!  ¶ Permalink 9/09/2003 10:17:00 AM