Today, the 2009 winners of Prix Ars Electronica was made public. In the “digital communities” category, an award of distinction goes to PiratbyrÃ¥n. The award, including a prize money of 5000 euro, will be received in September at a ceremony within the Ars Electronica festival in Linz, Austria.
We are extremely honoured to receive this recognition from an institution like Ars Electronica. They represent an intersection between art and technology which still seems somewhat odd in a Swedish context, but where we have been working since our start in 2003. At the Venice Biennale, opening next week, PiratbyrÃ¥n and The Pirate Bay will participate with the project Embassy of Piracy, which partly follows last sommer’s contribution to the Manifesta Biennale, S23M, and last winter’s theatricalization of the Pirate Bay Spectrial.
The money will be used to invest in server space for the future and for further greyzone interventions like Embassy of Piracy and also to renovate and re-paint our bus.
great news
Congratulations!
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