Michael Atavar
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* * * * (1998)
www installation
http://www.atavar.com
This beautiful, shimmering, electronic haiku is a calm, clear, still place - the antithesis to all the speed and madness of the www. It's best viewed at night with all the lights off.


Technical Requirements: None

Statement
Michael Atavar is an artist working with new technologies, making art specific to the world wide web. These virtual pieces use strong associative language, drawn from nature, to explore the untapped emotional power of computer technology.

**** won a best-of award in the internet-forum at the COMTEC 98 Festival of Computer Art in Dresden, as well as a runner-up prize in the 1999 trAce/Alt-X International Hypertext Competition.

Digital works include - snow paper scissors rain (1999) a sound environment that constantly remakes itself. Plus : ( : ) (1999) a computer generated sound and light installation.

Other works include - Tiny Stars (1993), Don't You Want Me, Baby? (1994), Rock 'N' Roll (1996) and 101 NITES (1995) - all ICA London. Ouch (1998) Milch London. DIY (1997) a film with Tim Etchells and Hugo Glendinning for Channel 4. Publications TINY STARS 70s 80s 90s (1997) monograph (Rosamund St) ISBN 0 9531073 0 2.

michael@atavar.com