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  • "PERFORMING DATA" INTERVIEW WITH MONIKA FLEISCHMANN & WOLFGANG STRAUSS, BY MICHAL CHACINSKI 2011 The interview (20:21) took place during the solo exhibition "Performing Data" by Monika Fleischmann & Wolfgang Strauss in the historic building of the
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    Animal experimentation is a common practice for people. We have used the standard metaphor of a mouse in a labyrinth to study the mechanics of how reality of shaped. The mouse is rigidly influenced by its own unrealized reality. We observe how it
  • ECULTURE FACTORY 2005 A temporary Laboratory for Digital Culture and Interactive Media directed by Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss, was funded by the EU, the Bremen Senate and Fraunhofer IAIS (May 2005 – May 2008). The objective was to
  • BIRLINGHOVEN CASTLE AI: IMAGE SYNTHESIS WITH CONNECTION MACHINE CM-5 In the early 1990s, AI image generation was an exciting field. At the GMD - National Research Center for Information Technology, we used the Thinking Machines’ CM-5, a parallel
  • PointScreen - video
    PONTSCREEN : MINORITY REPORT STYLE INTERFACE 2003 PointScreen is an interface for touchless control of a screen. Inspired by the Theremin, the first electric musical instrument that can be played without touch, we have developed a digital technology
  • HOME OF THE BRAIN (1989-91) - PHILOSOPHERS' HOUSES Created between 1989 and 1991 by Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss, Home of the Brain is one of the first Virtual Reality (VR) artworks to incorporate a data glove and a head-mounted display
  • BERLIN-CYBER CITY - VIRTUAL WALKS THROUGH REUNITED BERLIN (1989–90) Berlin-Cyber City was created in response to the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. The work reveals the historical upheaval through virtual walks and initiates a
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    What do computer errors sound like? In our everyday use of computers error messages are communicated without sound. Most likely you are presented with matter-of-fact information like, “Server Error. The server has encountered a temporary error and
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    The work “Dust” bind generative HD video projection with kinetic camera. Since some months I am collecting dust particles on a pice of black plexiglass. Monthly, I photograph the collected set, clean the surface and start from the beginning. The
  • DIGITAL MONSTERS DON'T BLEED An algorithm is a distinct method of instructions for calculating and solving a problem or a set of problems. It consists of a number of well-defined individual steps and can, for instance, be implemented to execute a