Descriptions of the CD-Roms shown at Media Scape 5
Kritzkratz City
CD-Rom, D1996, Design und Programming: Marcus Krips, Lili Vogt
An artistic work which unites all the Media used in the cycle of works titled "Kritzkratz" and presents paintings, computer graphics, photography, paintbox-work, videos, text and sound. The atmosphere is dominated by graffiti and figures. The user can also activate passers-by and struggle through the smog and traffic by mouseclick.
Berlin Connection
CD-Rom, D 1994-97, Design und Programming: Eku Wand
It is more thanan interactive photo-documentary about Berlin and the history of the East-West conflict A routine job in November 1989 devolves into a gripping thriller, its plot linked to a lively documentation of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the post-war history Berlin. A suspenseful crime story in which the dimension of fiction and documentation merge with one another. The player takes over the role of the protagonist, has to collect circumstantial evidence, deal with crooks, solve riddles and carry out research in the Berlin of the post-war and cold war periods.
Babel
An Architecture of Typography
CD-Rom, South Korea/D 1997, Design und Programming: Kim Hi-Cheong, Stefan Diedrich
Babel alludes to the confusion of tongues. Yet contrary to its presentation in the bible, the confusion of tongues is considered beneficial here, as an enrichment through cultural diversity. We encounter this diversity in the most varied communication spaces, created through new media and their global networking.
Build in the Light
CD-Rom, D 1996, Design und Programming: Arthur Engelbrecht, Markus Ramershoven, Angelika Thiekotter
Build in the Light - The Glashouse of Bruno Taut accomodates the media of digital reconstruction and deconstruction in a particular way: the glashouse exited itself only for a weeks and did not survive the World War 1, but is still regarded as an incunabulum of classic modernism in the world of architecture.
Ottos Mops (Trotzt)
CD-Rom, D 1995-96, Design und Programming: KP Ludwig John, Bertram Quosdorf
A game - and not a game. In any case, not one that you know already. It consists of variations of poems by Ernst Jandl; it prompts imitations, experiments and discoveries and attempts to take a somewhat critical look at language.
Urban Feed Back
CD-Rom, GB 1996, Design und Programming: Sophie Greenfield, Giles Rollestone
A work inspired by the chaotic energy of modern cities. Fragments of media, ranging from scanned radio to super-8 film are fused together to form dynamic, reactive collages, Based on journeys through the streets of London and Amsterdam, the CD develops an abstract digital language that captures the beauty and the discord of the urban experience.
Vortex 24 hrs Berlin
An Aleatoric Video/Music - Project
CD-Rom 1997, Design und Programming: Heiko Daxl
includes works by: Heiko Daxl, Ingeborg Fulepp, Lutz Glandien, Erhard Grosskopf, Gunther Heinz, Hartmut Jahn, Georg Katzer, Antal Lux, Maria Vedder, Veit-Lup, Bert Wrede, Helmut Zapf, Angela Zmpe.
24 video and 24 music pieces difine in their recombination an audio-visual portrait of the city of Berlin.
Landscape Today - Electronic Landscape
CD-Rom 1997, Design und Programming: Heiko Daxl
includes works by: Ina Abuschenko-Matwejewa, Piet Jan Blauw, Heiko Dawl, Juliane Duda, Darko Fritz, Ingeborg Fulepp, Hartmut Jahn, Jawek Kwakman, Lisa Schmitz, Veit-Lup
A documentation about an artists cooperation on the theme of the landscape.