Ars Electronica Festival · 1996

Tian An Men

by Arnauld Lamorlette

🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 1996

Arnauld Lamorlette's “Tian An Men” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 1996, category Computer Animation.

When we started to analyze the Amnesty International project, we were excited by the challenge of changing history to correspond to the real meaning of Tian-An-Men. So far, only dictators have changed history to serve their evil purposes by retouching pictures to erase or add characters.

— Prix Ars Electronica Archive

About Arnauld Lamorlette

Arnauld Lamorlette (F), born 1964, began working at BUF in 1986 while he was still studying (mechanical and electrical engineering). Due to his background in mathematics, he works primarily on technical aspects, although he sometimes works on films as an…

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