Upgrade! Tijuana: Tamiko Thiel - Virtuelle Mauer/ReConstructing the Wall :: November 13, 2009; 6:00 - 8:00 pm :: Protolab, Blvd. Agua Caliente # 10535 Edificio Gallegos, Planta Baja. Fracc. Aviación, Tijuana, B.C. Mexico.

Virtuelle Mauer/ReConstructing the Wall es una pieza de realidad virtual que investiga el impacto del muro de Berlín, el cual dividió a Berlín Occidental y Oriental durante la Guerra Fría de agosto 13 de 1961 a noviembre 9 de 1989. Una reconstrucción digital de un segmento del muro de Berlín y sus vecindarios circundantes, diseñado para crear un lugar de memoria donde los usuarios pueden explorar con el fin de experimentar y reflexionar sobre esta época histórica.

Un proyecto de T+T. Tamiko Thiel y Teresa Reuter son los principales colaboradores en el equipo de artistas T + T. Su obra cruza las fronteras no sólo de arte, diseño y tecnología, sino también de la política, la historia y la cultura.

Tamiko Thiel is a new media artist interested in developing the dramatic and narrative capabilities of interactive 3D virtual reality as a medium for addressing social and cultural issues. She received her B.S. in 1979 from Stanford University in Product Design Engineering with a focus on human factors design. Her M.S. was in Mechanical Engineering in 1983 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she studied human-machine design at the Biomechanics Lab and computer graphics at the precursors to the Media Lab. She then studied studio art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany, where she received a Diploma in Applied Graphics in 1991, specializing in video installation art.

The virtual reality artwork “Virtuelle Mauer/ReConstructing the Wall” investigates the impact of the Berlin Wall, which divided West and East Berlin during the Cold War from August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989. A digital reconstruction of a segment of the dismantled Berlin Wall and its surrounding neighborhoods creates a place of rememberance that users can explore in order to to experience and reflect on this historical time. Tamiko Thiel and Teresa Reuter are the primary collaborators on the artist team T+T. Their work crosses the boundaries not only of art, design and technology, but also of politics, history and culture.