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The Prix Ars Electronica Archive is a collection enabling search and viewing of all the submissions since 1987. The award-winning projects are documented with catalogue texts and audio-visual media. All other submissions can be searched by title/artist and displayed with year, category in list form. Please cite the credits (artwork name, artist and photographer) and only use the materials if your article is related to Ars Electronica.
Nemo Observatorium
Lawrence Malstaf
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Styrofoam beads are blown around in a big transparent PVC cylinder by five strong fans. Visitors can take seat on the armchair in the middle of the whirlpool or observe from the outside one at a time. On the chair, in the eye of the storm, it is calm and safe. Spectacular at first sight, this installation turns out to mesmerize like a kind of meditation machine. One can follow the seemingly cyclical patterns, focus on the different layers of 3D pixels or listen to its waterfall sound. One could call it a training device, challenging the visitor to stay centered and to find peace in a fast-changing environment. After a while the space seems to expand and one’s sense of time becomes confused.
Links: http://www.fortlaan17.com/eng/artists/malstaf
Links: http://www.fortlaan17.com/eng/artists/malstaf
Courtesy Galerie Fortlaan 17, Gent (BE); Supported by: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, Norsk Kulturrad, Hotel Pro Forma, Damaged Goods, LOD, Halogaland Theater, Liaisons Dangereuses
Courtesy Galerie Fortlaan 17, Gent (BE)
Supported by: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, Norsk Kulturrad, Hotel Pro Forma, Damaged Goods, LOD, Halogaland Theater, Liaisons Dangereuses
Courtesy Galerie Fortlaan 17, Gent (BE)
Supported by: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, Norsk Kulturrad, Hotel Pro Forma, Damaged Goods, LOD, Halogaland Theater, Liaisons Dangereuses
Courtesy Galerie Fortlaan 17, Gent (BE)
Supported by: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, Norsk Kulturrad, Hotel Pro Forma, Damaged Goods, LOD, Halogaland Theater, Liaisons Dangereuses
Courtesy Galerie Fortlaan 17, Gent (BE)
Supported by: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, Norsk Kulturrad, Hotel Pro Forma, Damaged Goods, LOD, Halogaland Theater, Liaisons Dangereuses
Lawrence Malstaf (BE), born 1972, started off in theatre. He designed scenographies for choreographers and directors such as Benoît Lachambre, Meg Stuart and Kirsten Delholm. Soon he developed more into installation and performance art with a strong focus on movement, coincidence, order and chaos. Later he created larger mobile environments dealing with space and orientation, often using the visitor as a co-actor. His projects often involve advanced technology as a point of departure or inspiration but also to activate the installations.