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Man and Computer
Exhibition
'Franziska Ablinger
Franziska Ablinger
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'Gerhard Weigl
Gerhard Weigl
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'Franz Hitz
Franz Hitz
Saturday, September 8th, 1984 through Saturday, September 15th, 1984
Landeskulturzentrum Ursulinenhof (State Centre of Culture)
Open daily from 9:00 am. to 6:00 p.m..
Exhibition of the award winners and the purchases of the contest "Man and Computer", organized by the Cultural Circle of the Upper Austrian Economy upon commission by the Upper Austrian Industrials' Association and the Industrial Section of the Chamber of Commerce.
MAN AND COMPUTER—INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN ART AND TECHNOLOGY The development in the field of electronics is preparing to initiate the second great Industrial Revolution. The invention of the steam engine has not only changed the social structure of our society, but also radically changed the face of our world. The technical advance in the field of micro-electronics will not only confront humanity with a new world of labour, where the individual, free from simple routine tasks, initiates and determinates qualitative and creative thought processes. Technical advance will change our life, our customs and the perspectives of our structures of thinking.
If the artist can be a visionary of a new society, this contest shall offer him the chance to let the public participate in his considerations about our new common future. The interdependence between the development of mankind, art and technique was chosen as the topic, also under consideration of the fact that the topic of Ars Electronica 84 "Microelectronics for Man" should be seen in a context with the present contest, wherein we want to use the term "Computer" as a synonym for the development in the field of micro-electronics. The award winners as well as some especially original works will be accessible for the public and the media from September 8th through 15th, 1984.
The Winners:
1st prize: Franziska Ablinger
2nd prize: Gerhard Weigl
3rd prize: Franz Hitz
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