Ars Electronica Festival · 2009
Tantalum Memorial
by Richard Wright, Graham Harwood, Matsuko Yokokoji
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2009
“Tantalum Memorial” by Richard Wright, Graham Harwood and Matsuko Yokokoji received a Honorary Mention in the Hybrid Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2009.
“Tantalum Memorial” is a series of telephony-based memorials to the more than four million people who have perished in the complex wars that have gone on in the Congo since 1998, often referred to as the “Coltan Wars”.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.