“Vanitas Machine” by Verena Friedrich received a Honorary Mention in the Hybrid Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2015. Verena Friedrich has 1 more work in this atlas.
The *Vanitas Machine* addresses the desire for eternal life and the potential of life-prolonging measures. Based on a candle which—by technical intervention—burns down very slowly, the *Vanitas Machine* creates a contemporary analogy to the effort to prolong the human lifespan with the help of science and technology.
About Verena Friedrich
Verena Friedrich (DE) studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and the University of Art and Design Offenbach. Her projects have been presented internationally and have, for example, received the International Media Award for Science and Art from ZKM…
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