GLOBAL PORTALS, presented at TEDGlobal 2005 in Oxford, England, began as a concept for transnational, public realm networking as public art interventions. Looking to challenge digital divides and emphasize the virtual transcendence of geographical boundaries, the project experimentations traveled to Johannesburg in 2007 to present a series of one-on-one and group conversations as well as environmental expansions through simultaneous urban sunrises across the globe.