K9_Topology / Cyber Arts
The graphic was initially conceptualized and executed as the main image for Maja Smrekar series of works K9_Topology. When the series of works received the Prix Ars Electronica award in Hybrid Art the graphic was adopted for the Cyber Arts catalogue and exhibition.
Maja Smrekar decided to display the K9_topology series as the final visual reference in a form of a dog stacker. This is a training tool, designed for dog breeders or handlers as an aid for correctly stacking their show prospect puppies and young adult dogs. The project series [which consisted of four stages, and took place between 2014 and 2017], is thereby shown formally supported by the ultimate tool for a dog show competition.The dog stacker installation juxtaposes the atmosphere of the four projects with elements of her personal mythology, and further intertwines them with fragments of biotechnological facts and tools. The hybrid cell is one of them, shown as a radical possibility of the canine and the human worlds colliding.
K-9_topology won Prix Ars Electronica 2017 in Hybrid Art - Golden Nica. The Prix Ars Electronica is one of the most important awards in the world for creativity and a pioneering spirit in the field of digital media. The installation has been made for the CyberArts 2017 - Prix Ars Electronica at the OK Offenes Kulturhaus - Center for Contemporary Art Linz as a part of Ars Electronica festival.
Photo: Hana Josić
Production: Kapelica Gallery / Kersnikova Institute, Praksa Institute Coproduction: Bandits Mages Rencontres, Freies Museum Berlin
Supporters: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Department of Culture of the Municipality of Ljubljana, European Comission - FP7 (KiiCS) and Horizon 2020 (DITOs), CNC - Centre national du cinema et de l'image animée