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feral trade is a public experiment in trading goods along social networks. The use of the word 'feral' describes a process which is wilfully wild (as in pigeon) as opposed to romantically or nature-wild (wolf). |
feral trade sweets from iranview all deliveries for sweets In May 2005, feral trader Kate Rich travelled from Bristol to Tehran by train to buy sweets; with the interest to to try out bilateral relations with Iran as a lone individual.
Trade talks arranged at wayside cultural centres along the route examined the potential for using social & cultural networks as freight mechanisms for distributing goods. |
| Route map BRS-THR |
| Expenditure map in euros |
| Sweets found at source Yazd, Iran |
| Shipment 1 (may 2005) handbaggage delivery |
| Shipment 2 (nov 2005) delivered over social networks |
| Feral Trade informational packaging import 1 (43 box) may 2005 |
| Feral Trade informational packaging shipment 2 (80 box) nov 2005 |
| Shipping documents, sweets shipment 2 collected London Heathrow Cargo 9.11.05 |
| Feral Trade courier coordinates sweets delivery over social networks UK, Europe & USA |
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