“Alert” by Barbara Musil received a Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2004.
Just like one often tries as a foreigner to blend in with the natives, this project seeks to blend in with everyday phenomena at a foreign location. It smuggles itself in and palms itself off as part of the normal environment of the Romanian city of Cluj—operating day and night, like the many audible alarms of various…
About Barbara Musil
Barbara Musil (A), who has training as a physician, has been studying experimental visual design at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz since 1998. In 2000/2001 she received a scholarship for work in Berlin.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.