Ars Electronica Festival · 2023
Dzata: The Institute of Technological Consciousness
by Lo-Def Film Factory, Russel Hlongwane
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2023
In 2023, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Dzata: The Institute of Technological Consciousness” by Lo-Def Film Factory and Russel Hlongwane (Computer Animation) with a Honorary Mention.
Dzata: The Institute of Technological Consciousness is a creative research project by South African artists Russel Hlongwane, Francois Knoetze, and Amy Wilson. In fabricating a fictional institute and its archive, the artists imagine vernacular technological practices operating across the African continent.
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