Relay
— noun
1. a person or team of people relieving others, as on a shift
2. a fresh team of horses, dogs, etc, posted at intervals along a route to relieve others
3. the act of relaying or process of being relayed
4. a. short for relay race
b. one of the sections of a relay race
5. an automatic device that controls the setting of a valve, switch, etc, by means of an electric motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism
6. electronics an electrical device in which a small change in current or voltage controls the switching on or off of circuits or other devices
7. radio
a. a combination of a receiver and transmitter designed to receive radio signals and retransmit them, in order to extend their range
b. ( as modifier ): a relay station
— verb
8. to carry or spread (something, such as news or information) by relays
9. to supply or replace with relays
10. to retransmit (a signal) by means of a relay
11. to broadcast by sending out signals through a transmitting station: this concert is being relayed from the Albert Hall
Starting to properly think about my little project for the Doing exhibition. “Relay” is quite a good theme – really broad and open to almost any interpretation. It did initially make me think of the The Who song, before I even scrolled down to the bottom of the post on the DM blog. On a more practical level, it makes me think of passing something on, or passing something back. This is still a bit broad though, as any technology arguably passes something on in one form or another, so I’m going to spend the weekend thinking a little bit more about how I want to narrow it down, then get cracking on the making of it, so if I have any problems I can bring them up on Wednesday.