Ars Electronica Festival · 2009
Double-Taker (Snout)
by Lawrence Hayhurst, Steven Benders, Fannie White, Golan Levin
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2009
In 2009, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Double-Taker (Snout)” by Lawrence Hayhurst, Steven Benders, Fannie White and Golan Levin (Interactive Art) with a Honorary Mention.
The interactive installation “Double-Taker (Snout)” deals in a whimsical manner with the themes of trans-species eye contact, gestural choreography, subjecthood and autonomous surveillance. The project consists of an eight-foot-long (2.5m) industrial robot arm, costumed to resemble an enormous inchworm or elephant’s…
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.