Ars Electronica Festival · 2012
Irrational Computing
by Ralf Baecker
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2012
In 2012, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Irrational Computing” by Ralf Baecker (Hybrid Art) with a Honorary Mention. Explore 2 other works by Ralf Baecker below.
_Irrational Computing_ investigates the material, aesthetics and potential of digital processes. The basic raw materials of our surrounding information technology are semiconductor crystals such as silicon, quartz or silicon carbide, which, thanks to today’s advanced microtechnology and extremely sophisticated…
About Ralf Baecker
**Ralf Baecker** (DE); born 1977, studied computer science at the University of Cologne and media art at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne (diploma 2007). 2007/2008, artistic staff at the Bauhaus University, Weimar.
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