Message Bank

You’re handed a phone, a briefcase, and the chance to listen in on the secret lives of others. But beware, the power to peek behind the curtain cuts both ways.

“Message Bank” is a self-guided digital performance about trust and surveillance. Audiences are handed a mobile device, headphones and invited to step into a fictional world where they play the role of a recruit. Their mission is to listen to intercepted conversations and detect who, amongst six suspects, has recently used a fraudulent credit card. A glitch in the device and a mysterious text from an unknown user reveals this isn’t about a credit card. This is about intimacy, exposure, the desire to watch and be watched. The mission is compromised. The target is at large. What’s left isn’t a whodunnit. What’s left is an unknown voice in a box asking you to trust it. A private moment for you to experience in public. 

UPCOMING SEASON: Message Bank’s upcoming season is accessible by people attending MOCO’24.