Johannes Gees's “Salat” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2008, category Hybrid Art.
Automated sound boxes broadcasting the Moslem “call for prayer/muezzin” were installed clandestinely by the artist on five important church towers in Switzerland: Grossmünster (Zürich), Münster (Bern), St. Leonhardskirche (St. Gallen), Wildkirchli (Appenzell), and Kloster Einsiedeln.
About Johannes Gees
Johannes Gees (DE) studied ethnology and history at the University of Zürich. He discovered new media as an artistic means of expression in the mid-1990s. His most celebrated works include "communimage" (1999), "hellomrpresiden"t (2001) and" helloworld…
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.