Artist's book showcases private information from old phones

Dec 11
06:43

2012

Ramyasadasivam

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Racy pictures and shocking texts possibly taken from dumped phones in the Houston area are now out there for the world to see. Is it art, or an invasion of privacy?

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The phones were apparently sold by an eBay member out of Sugar Land. The artist who bought them planned to make a sculpture. Instead he found a book,Artist's book showcases private information from old phones Articles much more revealing. Oil Portrait

When you open the book you see actual size pictures of the cell phones. On the opposite page is what was discovered on them. We've blocked out all the personal information for TV, but there is a racy text from someone who "can't wait to see you tonight." Oil Portraits

The person who wrote the text then went on to say what part of the recipient they really wanted to see.

Artist Kyle Williams explained, "I was mesmerized. I was going through every one, ripping out the battery putting it in another one, seeing what was on the next."

Williams bought the phones last month from an eBay seller based in Sugar Land. He bought 44 of them for $89 and about half had data still on them.

"It kind of just documents the life of a Razr cell phone user from 2005-2011," Williams claimed.

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