Alexander Ponomarev's “Wave (Dalay)” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2008, category Hybrid Art.
During a trip to Tibet, Alexander Ponomarev drove a car from Kathmandu to Lhasa through several great passes in the Himalayas. During this difficult journey he visited Tibetan monasteries in the mountains, and from low perspectives he filmed their facades, which according to age-old tradition were hung with prayer…
About Alexander Ponomarev
Alexander Ponomarev (RU), born in 1957, graduated from art school in 1973 and from the Nautical Engineering College in 1979. He lives and works in Moscow.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.