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knobs, materials and mechanisms - in their own living rooms, kitchens
and offices.” (Diana, 2007)
Project participants include: Hiroo Iwata (Tsukuba University, researcher in
engineering), Kazuhiko Hachiya (artist), Masahiko Inami (University of Electro-
Communication, researcher in engineering), Sachiko Kodama (University of
Electro-Communication, artist), Ryota Kuwakubo (artist), Taro Maeda (NTT
Research Laboratories, researcher in engineering), Nobunichi Tosa (Maywa
Denki, artist), Hiroaki Yano (Tsukuba University, researcher in engineering).
Ars Electronica is an organisation based in Linz, Austria, founded in 1979
around a festival for art, technology and society. Since 1986 this has become an
annual event. In 1987, the organisation began hosting the Prix Ars Electronica.
This event is the Oscars of the media art world. The Prix Ars Electronica calls
for entries and awards prizes in the following seven categories:
• Computer Animation – Film – Visual Effects
• Interactive Art
• Digital Musics
• Digital Communities
• u19 – freestyle computing
• [the next idea] Grant
• Media.Art.Research Award
The title and theme of Ars Electronica, 2005 was ‘Hybrid: Living in Paradox’. It
examined what the organisers deemed the most characteristic condition of our
time – hybridity.
“Digital media art itself is a hybrid born from the connection of art and
technology, accumulating diverse modes of expression and demanding a
unique crossover of expertise and knowledge.” (Stocker and Schöpf,
2005).
The call for the Prix Ars Electronica, 2007 has added a new category:
“The new ‘Hybrid Art’ category is dedicated specifically to today’s hybrid
and transdisciplinary projects and approaches to media art. Primary
emphasis is on the process of fusing different media and genres into new
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