Ars Electronica Festival · 1996
Coded Messages: CHAINS
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 1996
“Coded Messages: CHAINS” by Andruid Kerne received a Honorary Mention in the Net Based Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1996.
In the last two years, the World Wide Web has been espoused as a liberating medium which has the power to bring all people together. Yet a map of Internet service providers in Africa shows that this continent participates marginally. In both contexts - traditional Ewe culture and cyberculture - the loss is paramount.
About Andruid Kerne
Andruid Kerne (USA), studied with Anthony Braxton and Alvin Luder, two pioneers in contemporary music composition and performance. Research affiliation with the International Centre for African Music and Dance at the University of Ghana, currently doing…
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