Rachel Mayeri's “Cinema for Primates” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2011, category Hybrid Art.
_Cinema for Primates_ is a series of videos designed and presented for chimpanzees at Edinburgh Zoo. Chimpanzees in captivity are shown television as a form of enrichment, but no artists have made videos expressly for chimps.
About Rachel Mayeri
Rachel Mayeri (US) is a media artist working at the intersection of science and art. Her projects explore topics ranging from the history of special effects to the human animal.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.