Marcel.lí Antúnez Roca's “Pol” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2003, category Interactive Art.
Pol is tale told in the form of a mechatronic show: an ironic and poetic fable for all audiences; an interactive story, product of the dialogue between machines, performers and spectators; a new form of technology, a mutation of stage production. In its origins, Pol draws on the popular European fable.
About Marcel.lí Antúnez Roca
Marcel.lí Antúnez Roca (E), born 1959, is well-known in the international art scene for his mechanotronic performances and robotic installations. A founding member of La Fura dels Baus, he worked in this company as art co-ordinator, musician and performer…
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.