“Busby” by Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck received a Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1997.
My intention was not to imitate reality using a computer (as with special effects), but rather to use the possibilities that are only available through a computer to create a new reality. The clear, mathematical world of the computer meets the soft, flowing world of human movements, and the conjunction results in a…
About Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck
Anna Henckl-Donnersmarck (D), born 1973 in Germany, grew up in Indonesia, Japan and England; traveled extensively. Worked at odd jobs after finishing school, before studying art and design in London for a year at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg since 1994.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.