The sign updates itself every 60 seconds with that signiature flurry of sound one associates with this kind of announcement board adding a completely new dimension to the work. The sign was specifically developed as a way of showing BEACON in fully lit public spaces making an unusual live realtime connection between physical public spaces and the virtual public space of the internet while colliding a nostalgic mechanical technology with a very contemporary one.

The development of the railway sign was funded by The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) & British Film Institute (BFI Southbank)/Arts Council of England (NW)

Click here to see video of the railway sign when it was at the Royal College of Art, London