Bror Stalin WINS tHE OPHONISTE GRAND PRIX 2006!
With his hard-hitting contribution The Weight of the Stalin Dynasty the Swedish ophonist Bror Stalin convinced the stern jury of Ars Electronica prominents.
"The piece had a beginning, a middle, and an end" says jury member Livia Sunesson, primal interaction designer from Sweden. "Yesyes", nods the other two jurors: Mika Tuomola, avatar avantgardist and medialab mastermind, and Jochen Zeitzer, local head-crab at the Institute of Extended Art in Linz.
The results:
- Bror Stalin
The Weight of the Stalin Dynasty - Kaarina and the Fishfingers
Tango mit Käse - Berliner Mitte Boy
Oum
Unsworn would like to cordially thank all the participants and organisers who made this glittering sonic spectacle a reality. You know who you are!
GALA GALLERY
Unsworn sporting their new conferencier shirts
The Incredible Krakl Pearls
The jury scrutinizes Jämna Plågors edgy performance
Mackie involved innocent Linzian phone-owners in his seminal piece Hello
...taking the Ophones back to their telephonic roots
Judge Mika is also known as the Margaret Thatcher of Medialab Helsinki
Kaarina and the Fishfingers wore traditional Finnish tango-aprons...
...to the delight of dance-craving locals
Stern juror Livia Sunesson orates on the musical qualities of fried seafood
Bror Stalin's innovative flagellant technique
The audience is spell-bound
The proud winner with his Grand Strauss of magenta roses
Can't get enough? Mr Cuartielles has more photos from this magic night...