Virtuelle Mauer/ReConstructing the Wall" which had its US premiere at
911 Seattle Media Arts Center has won the Grand Prize for the 2009
Boston Cyberarts Festival. George Fifield, Founder and Director of
Boston Cyberarts, has announced the recipients of the 2009 IBM
Innovation Awards for artistic creation in art and technology, given in
recognition of outstanding work presented at the exhibitions and
events featured in the 2009 Boston Cyberarts Festival. The awards
were presented Friday evening at the 2009 Cyberarts Gala at IBM
Research in Cambridge. The Grand Award of $3000 went to "Virtuelle
Mauer/ReConstructing the Wall" by Teresa Reuter + Tamiko Thiel, two
artists based in Germany who are the primary collaborators on the
artist team T+T. The virtual reality artwork investigates the impact of
the Berlin Wall, which divided West and East Berlin during the Cold
War until late 1989. A digital reconstruction of a segment of the
dismantled Berlin Wall and its surrounding neighborhoods creates a
place of remembrance that users can explore in order to experience and
reflect on this historical time. The work was presented by the
Goethe-Institut Boston. In making the awards, Fifield said: "We are
delighted to be able to recognize the outstanding contributions these
artists have made to the 2009 Festival." He added, "We are very
grateful to our friends at IBM for their support in making these
awards possible."
About the Boston Cyberarts Festival The Boston Cyberarts Festival,
launched by George Fifield in 1999 with seed funding from the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, is the only Festival in the world that
features all art forms, including both visual and performing arts,
film, video, electronic literature, public art, and web art. The 2009
Festival takes place April 24-May 10, 2009, at museums, galleries,
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