“Pancreas” by Thomas Feuerstein received a Honorary Mention in the Hybrid Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2013.
The processual sculpture _Pancreas_ transforms books into sugar (glucose) that feeds human brain cells. The books’ paper is shredded, soaked in water, and pressed into an artificial intestine (a fermenter) in which bacteria break the cellulose down into glucose.
About Thomas Feuerstein
Thomas Feuerstein (AT) was born in 1968. From 1987 to 1995 he studied art history and philosophy at the University of Innsbruck. From 1992 to 1994 he and Klaus Strickner co-edited the magazine _Medien.Kunst.Passagen_.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.