2014, “Out of office” auto-reply
24 is an Out Of Office auto-reply containing a list of 24 cities where the temperature is 24°C, and where the sun is shining right at the moment of sending the auto-reply. The list is set in 24px Times New Roman. It is generated automatically based on live weather data.
“Out of office” replies are some of the more peculiar objects in your inbox, operating on the obsolete notion of a separation between work and life. No one believes the status anyway. No matter where we are, what we are doing, and whom we are with; we all sneak time to check and respond to email.
You’ve got mail — there’s an infinite and infinitely fresh 24h work day, even more so as the automation of processes is increasing in all aspects of work and life. It’s becoming ever more likely that this new message will inform you that you are going to be replaced by an algorithm or a machine, no matter how hard you’ve been trying. But then, even when obsolete, there’s still always a sunny day somewhere. Relax.
24 was made for Out of Office, curated by Matthew Britton at Arcade Cardiff.