James Auger / Jimmy Loizeau (United Kingdom) / Biography
ISO-PHONE

Iso-phone is a telecommunications concept providing a service that can be described simply as a meeting of the telephone and the isolation tank. By blocking out peripheral sensory stimulation and distraction, Iso-phone creates a telephonic space of heightened purity and focus. The user wears a helmet that blocks out all unnecessary sensory input whilst maintaining the head above the surface of the water. This water is heated to body temperature and blurs the boundaries between the user’s body and the external physical environment. In combination, a space is created providing a pure, distraction-free environment for making a telephone call.

VIDEO DOCUMENTATION: Iso-Phone (07:00), GB, in English, color, stereo, DVD, 2004
PHOTO CREDITS: James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau, Iso-Phone, 2003-2004, photo courtesy the artists. © 2003 James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau