In 2005, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “decoy” by Rainer Mandl (Net Based Art) with a Honorary Mention.
Data might be accessible almost everywhere via the Internet, but it is actually stored or “lives” at a particular geographical location. Just the last node of a network remains comprehensible to the user: the LAN jack, a modem, a mobile phone, etc… In addition to the network of cables, a dense wireless network covers…
About Rainer Mandl
Rainer Mandl (AT), born 1969, studied media design and digital art at the University of Vienna. He received his degree in 2004. Since the mid 1990s, he has been active in TV and media design. Prior to this he was a journalist for media and art (e.g.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.