“KINDASA” by Nurah Farahat received a Honorary Mention in the Digital Musics & Sound Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2025.
KINDASA ( كنداسة – derived from the L atin “ condensare ”) The first automated humanoid robot was a 12th-century musical band. A water-operated programmable drum machine with wooden pegs and levers that controlled percussion.
About Nurah Farahat
Nurah Farahat (EG) is an Egyptian audiovisual artist, game developer, event organizer, and VJ based in Bremen, Germany. She studied traditional animation and sound design in Cairo (2014) while active in the city’s electronic/club scene.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.