An evening completely dedicated to the artists themselves—the grand opening ceremony of Ars Electronica 2005 segues into the presentation of the Golden Nicas to this year’s Prix Ars Electronica prizewinners. In addition to artworks and projects by competition honorees, the evening's program will feature the artistry of Mercan Dede—Secret Tribe, Dennis Russell Davies & Maki Namekawa and Zachary Lieberman.

The Golden Nica winners are:
Tomek Baginski / Platige Image (PL): Fallen Art – Golden Nica Computer Animation / Visual Effects
AKSHAYA (IN):www.akshaya.net – Golden Nica Digital Communities
Esther Polak, Ieva Auzina, RIXC – Riga Center for New Media Culture (LV/NL): MILKproject – Golden Nica Interactive Art
Maryanne Amacher (US): TEO! A sonic sculpture– Golden Nica Digital Musics
Benjamin Fry, Casey Reas (US):www.processing.org – Golden Nica Net Vision
Markus Sucher (AT): Rennacs Studies – Golden Nica u19 – freestyle computing
Martin Mairinger (AT): USED Clothing – Winner [the next idea] Art and Technology Grant

Concept:Wolfgang Fadi Dorninger (AT)
Visuals: Stefan Schilcher, Reinhold Bidner (Ars Electronica Futurelab, AT)
Project Management: Iris Mayr, Rainer Eilmsteiner

Drawn
Zachary Lieberman (US), Pardon Kimura (JP)
In this performances, simple brushstrokes are transformed into dynamic figures and forms. The drawings are recorded by a camera and undergo analysis by a computer program that adds virtual graphics to them.

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