Céline de Waal Malefijt has won the first prize with her idea and prototype of Transit Mantra. The professional jury decided to reward her with the first Brains Award. The development of Transit Mantra is realised during her Artist in Residence period atMAD, Spring 2009.
30 October till 2 November Eindhoven
The theme focusses on inspiring and experimental developments in art that stimulate participation in new media and networks.
Interactive new media installations where presented from 30 October till 2 November, at several locations in the center of Eindhoven.
Also seminar/workshops on 31 October and on 1 November the Image Radio Symposium.
It was a huge succes
MAD, Pravdada, 6e Kolonne and Visual Girlbot Facility initiated OK-Net, The art channel for broadband fibberoptic networks. Fiber to the brains. Live events, on demand streaming and downloads of video, audio, and interactive media art are possible. Continued upgrading of bandwidth and storage capacity to facilitate new art experience.
In 2000 the artists Tom Veeger and Alexander Baervoets were asked by the city of Amsterdam, district-council Oud Zuid to create an internet installation for De Pijp neighbourhood.
On the base of synergy and creativity, MAD was invited to cooperate. The internet project was build in the MADlab based op on the artistic concepts of and using the base materials of the artists. The result is an interactive, literary expressive representation of the dynamic neighbourhood De Pijp.
