Director of the Digital Art Museum [DAM] and of the [DAM] Gallery in Berlin

“The quality of the artwork and the inherent possibilities! This may sound very general, but from my observation I can see, that in the recent years Digital Art has reached a level of quality, that makes it equally as strong as other media. The times of experimenting or testing and just building interfaces are over. This is not enough anymore. An artwork made with digital media has to be measured by the same standards as any other art form. But there is a major advantage in Digital Art compared to more traditional media. The digital language is the most common medium of our times. And it is expanding every day globally. The computer as a tool is “natural” for the up-growing generation, accordingly is any art form derived from that.
The digital data, as fluent and easily exchangeable as they are, bring about possibilities never thought of before. I can view a software piece created on the computer 5 minutes later on my screen in Berlin, the file is just transferred through the internet. But this could be on a mobile phone or a large LED Screen or in the Metro. The possibilities are endless and they make digital art the most democratic medium. The market will adjust to it. This is just the beginning.”