Monika Fleischmann & Wolfgang Strauss

Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss, pioneers in media art and virtual reality, co-founded ART + COM (The Billion Dollar Code) in Berlin (1987/88), founded MARS - Exploratory Media Lab at GMD (1996) and the eCulture Factory at Fraunhofer Research (2005). 
Their work "Berlin-Cyber City" (1989) explores Berlin's history and envisions its future after the fall of the Berlin Wall. "Semantic Map" (2001-04), is a pioneering work tracing neural networks, now a standard in artificial intelligence data analysis. "Home of the Brain" (1989-1991) introduced participants to virtual reality, allowing them to interact with philosophers' thoughts in virtual space.
Another iconic project, "Liquid Views" (1992), anticipates the phenomenon of the selfie. It brings together two worlds—the "external" one comprising technical equipment,, and the audience, and the "internal" one occurring between visitors and their virtual counterparts, as they touch their reflections in simulated water.