Jalila Essaïdi's “2.6g 329m/s” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2012, category Hybrid Art.
The name of this project, _2.6g 329m/s_, refers to the performance standard for bulletproof vests: exploring boundaries, by piercing barriers. 2.6g 329m/s are the maximum weight and velocity of a .22-calibre rifle bullet from which a Type 1 bulletproof vest should protect you.
About Jalila Essaïdi
Jalila Essaïdi (NL), born in 1980, is a bio-artist who uses biology and the life sciences as an artistic medium. Her artwork is about the recognition of the transience of matter and a human desire to keep and hold.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.