Julius von Bismarck's “Image Fulgurator” was honoured with the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica 2008, category Interactive Art.
The “Image Fulgurator” is a device for physically manipulating photographs. It intervenes when a photo is being taken, without the photographer being able to detect anything. The manipulation is only visible on the photo afterwards.
About Julius von Bismarck
Julius von Bismarck (DE), born in 1983. After growing up in Saudi-Arabia and Germany, he studied and worked in Berlin and New York. Since 2005, he has been a Student of Experimental Media Design at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.