In 2025, the Prix Ars Electronica jury recognised “Los Caídos” by Juan Carlos Covelli Reyes (Computer Animation) with a Honorary Mention.
Los Caídos is a video game inspired by the social uprising of 2021 in Colombia when the toppling of numerous colonial monuments marked a turning point in the country's recent history. In this digital environment, characters such as Captain Colombia, ESMAD agents, La Guerrera Misak, and La Cuerpa Trans inhabit an…
About Juan Carlos Covelli Reyes
Juan Covelli (CO) uses technology as a medium to decolonize the museum through digital practices . His work releases archives from institutional control to explore colonial histories and propose emancipatory narratives.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.