Ars Electronica Festival · 2025
CORE DUMP
by Alona Rodeh
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2025
In 2025, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “CORE DUMP” by Alona Rodeh (Computer Animation) with a Honorary Mention.
CORE DUMP is a born-digital fictional short CGI film depicting a surreal flock of drones hunting for e-waste. The film borrows its title from a term describing a computer's documented memory when a program—or the computer as a whole—fails.
About Alona Rodeh
Alona Rodeh (IL) , b orn 1979, is a Berlin-based visual artist, scenographer, and urban practitioner. Rooted in the perception of the nocturnal built environment, her research-driven practices explore material cultures, subcultures, and audiovisual…
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