“Asymptote” by Douglas Edric Stanley received a Honorary Mention in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2000.
In both its mathematical and figurative uses, the term "asymptote" describes a paradox: two elements, by nature incompatible, extend themselves nevertheless towards an infinite point at which their impossible contact can take place.
About Douglas Edric Stanley
Douglas Edric Stanley was born in the heart of Silicon Valley in 1969. Bored of Silicon Valley and the United States, he moved to France where he has been a resident since 1991. He is currently artist-in-residence at the Villa Arson, France.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.