Ars Electronica Festival · 1999
Symphony for Dot Matrix Printers
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 1999
“Symphony for Dot Matrix Printers” by an uncredited artist received a Honorary Mention in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1999.
The Symphony project transforms banal office technology into a system for musical performance. Dot matrix printers are turned into musical “instruments”, while a computer network system, typical of a contemporary office, becomes the “orchestra” used to play them.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.