GAME ART: THOMAS HAWRANKE'S SHADOWS:ULTRA (2018)
Shadows: Ultra is a groundbreaking artwork: a machinima sShot on Kodak Tri-X 7266 (S8mm), 18FPS. Scanned on 1920 x 1080p, 25 FPS.As the wise Canadian put it, the medium is the message. Thomas Hawranke is a media artist exploring the effects of technology on society. After studying Media Arts at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, in 2013 he enrolled in a PhD program at the Bauhaus University Weimar conducting art research in computer games. He has been a member of the susigames group of artists since 2006, and participated at national and international exhibitions such as You @ ZKM, File Sao Paulo, File Game Festival in Rio de Janeiro and WIRED - NextFest in Los Angeles. With susigames he was a guest artist at the Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM) for several years, with a scholarship for art research in computer games. In 2009 he co-founded Paidia Institute e. V. which focuses on the computer game as an art form.LINK: Thomas Hawranke (Image and video courtesy of the Artist)