Paul DeMarinis's “The Messenger” was honoured with the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica 2006, category Interactive Art. Explore 5 other works by Paul DeMarinis below.
The Messenger is an Internet driven installation based on early proposals for the electrical telegraph, in particular those made by the Catalan scientist Francesc Salvá. It examines the metaphors encoded within technology, especially lost or orphaned technologies and tries to trace their origins, speculating on the…
About Paul DeMarinis
Paul DeMarinis (US) has been working as an electronic media artist since 1971 and has created numerous performance works, sound and computer installations and interactive electronic inventions.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.