“Edifice” by Franck Magnant received a Honorary Mention in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1995.
Full of confusion, a library is a crossover between history and modernity spread throughout its infinite complexity. Amongst the reading room whispers, silence stifles the view of readers from another era. Thoughts expressed on paper fuse together here: the cement of an impossible building.
About Franck Magnant
Franck Magnant (F), born 1969, graduated with honors from Cergy Pontoise National Fine Art School. Since 1993 editor in Grand Canal Video (Paris) working for artists on several video tapes and installations.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.