Ars Electronica Festival · 2012
Energy Parasites
by Eric Paulos
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2012
In 2012, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Energy Parasites” by Eric Paulos (Interactive Art) with a Honorary Mention. Explore 1 other work by Eric Paulos below.
_Energy Parasites_ are handcrafted objects designed to opportunistically harvest small bits of energy across public landscapes. Agnostic to energy origin or ownership, these artifacts redirect their captured energy through a variety of means, including expressing it or storing it for later re-acquisition and usage.
About Eric Paulos
**Eric Paulos** (US) is the director of the Living Environments Lab and an Assistant Professor in the Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) with a faculty appointment within the Electrical Engineering Computer Science Department at UC Berkeley.
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