“Pigeon d'Or” by Tuur Van Balen received an Award of Distinction in the Hybrid Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2011.
The city is a vast and incredibly complex metabolism in which the human species is the tiniest of fractions; tiny and yet intrinsically linked into an organic embroidery beyond our understanding. It is within this complex fabric that (future) biotechnologies will end up.
About Tuur Van Balen
Tuur Van Balen (BE), born 1981, uses design to explore the political implications of emerging technologies. Through designing and experimenting with new interactions, he constructs thought-provoking new realities.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.