organization
The Electronic Orphanage
also known as Electronic Orphanage
![For one of the last installations at The Electronic Orphanage, Los Angeles, in 2001, Mike Calvert transformed the space into a storefront with a phone number projected onto a large screen. Anonymous calls to the number generated the artwork. According to Manetas, “NEEN [...] is more of a state of mind or an undefined psychology than a piece of art, design, or architecture. Building a movement around NEEN is like saving a bookmark for a dream we had the night before.” Images courtesy of Rhizome](https://assets.rcs-cdn.com/img/5e5cb503-8a44-41d3-9b2d-81dc1337c39a/d98174fd23944036?w=1600&f=auto&sig=7fd5bced81953fad0dbe282ce2c455da)
For one of the last installations at The Electronic Orphanage, Los Angeles, in 2001, Mike Calvert transformed the space into a storefront with a phone number projected onto a large screen. Anonymous calls to the number generated the artwork. According to Manetas, “NEEN [...] is more of a state of mind or an undefined psychology than a piece of art, design, or architecture. Building a movement around NEEN is like saving a bookmark for a dream we had the night before.” Images courtesy of Rhizome
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