Ars Electronica Festival · 1999
the ant moves / the black and yellow carcass / a little closer
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 1999
Bernhard Günter's “the ant moves / the black and yellow carcass / a little closer” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 1999, category Digital Musics & Sound Art.
To enter a discussion about the concept of The Ant Moves, I will use the two following lines: the motto of my label “Thinking without words is the ultimate goal”, and my private e-mail signature haiku “Elle fonderait / dans ma main / un peu de neige salie.” The first line expresses my wish to create a “language free…
About Bernhard Günter
Bernhard Günter (DE) born 1957. Started playing drums at 12; changed to electric guitar at 17. In 1980 moved to Paris; attended lectures by Pierre Boulez at Ircam and Collège de France and worked in the libraries of Centre Pompidou, to aquire contemporary…
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