it's called "portals," and is the brainchild of artist and former television news producer amar bakshi, who told us that in his former profession the most meaningful conversations often came once the cameras were turned off. we spoke to bakshi during an installation earlier this summer that connected people in washington, d.c. with those in herat, afghanistan. here's our look. >> my everyday life is not that crazy, or i don't live in a war zone. but occasionally you know there are that unfortunate events where there is a bomb or something like that. but life is good! >> good! >> it's a bit intimidating to walk into a room and talk to a total stranger. the news always latches on to whatever is like the most attention grabbing, worst, the most horrible piece to show everybody. >> i met someone that i didn't know before and you know it's almost like learning something new. >> my name is amar bakshi, i'm the creator of shared studios. we're looking at a portal. a large, gold shipping container so when you enter it you talk to someone in a similar space abroad, another gold container, live,