Ars Electronica Festival · 2009
Natural History of the Enigma
by Neil Olszewski, Neil Anderson, University of Minnesota, Eduardo Kac
🏆 Golden Nica · Prix Ars Electronica 2009
In 2009, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Natural History of the Enigma” by Neil Olszewski, Neil Anderson, University of Minnesota and Eduardo Kac (Hybrid Art) with the Golden Nica.
The central work in the “Natural History of the Enigma” series is a plantimal, a new life-form I have created and that I call “edunia”, a genetically engineered flower that is a hybrid of myself and a petunia. The edunia expresses my DNA exclusively in its red veins.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.