Ars Electronica Festival · 2005
From the Great Beyond: Internet as an Entity? Channeling the Net Through a Robotic Typewriter
by Fang-Yu Lin
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2005
“From the Great Beyond: Internet as an Entity? Channeling the Net Through a Robotic Typewriter” by Fang-Yu Lin received a Honorary Mention in the Net Based Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2005.
Is the Internet becoming an entity? If the answer is positive, what are the characteristics of this being? Perhaps it is a pervert since one of the most prolific facets of the Net is adult content. Or is the Internet geeky because of the technical information galore that it possesses?
About Fang-Yu Lin
Fang-Yu Lin (US) is a New York based new media artist and designer whose artwork reflects the interplay of culture and technology. While his methodology is computational, the focus is on human experience rather than technical experimentation.
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