“Virtual Roof” by Hermann Josef Hack received a Honorary Mention in the Net Based Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1997.
The basic idea of "Virtual Roof" is to provide multimedia for everyone -including those that no one else thinks of. Rather than being driven by the euphoria of technical developments and being degraded to a playground and experimental laboratory for the high-tech industry with its expensive show environments, the art…
About Hermann Josef Hack
Hermann Josef Hack (D), studied free arts with Josef Beuys. Free-Iance artist since 1990. Founder of the "Global Brainstorming Project", an initiative for improving the interdisciplinary communication o f important global concerns.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.