Five arthropod robots make organic but twitchy movements: an unexpected behavior, since it is realized by machines which, supposedly, should be merely functional. This work aims to evoke the spectator’s empathy for the robotic entities, which in fact are more than a handful of metallic structures.
Bill Vorn has been dedicated to robotic art since 1992. A professor at Concordia University, Canada, where he teaches electronic art, he is in charge of the research laboratory for robotic art creation (Alab) at Hexagram Institute, also in Canada.
Using a pen, a robot makes human portraits, and then destroys the images – an act that questions, among other things, the universality of authorship and the anthropocentrism of artistic practice.
robotlab is a group founded in 2000 by Matthias Gommel, Martina Haitz and Jan Zappe, artists interested in the experimental and artistic use of industrial robots – machines normally used in factories. This collective works in partnership with the Karlsruhe Art and Media Center (ZKM), in Germany.
The result of research carried out by Bambozziover the course ofthe four last years, the work discusses the control and surveillance systems in modern society. The images, which are recorded by a camera, are installed on a spy robot that moves around inside the installation area, are treated and reconditioned, revealing comically, the intrusive aspect of surveillance cameras.
See also ADA – Anarquitetura of Affection, Simone Michelin’s work that also discusses equipment and surveillance systems, creating “external” circuit cameras.
Lucas Bambozzi has a degree in journalism from the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Since the 80’s he has developed artistic studies and works around the expressiveness of audiovisual language, with emphasis on electronic media. He works in various media with different supports. He has participated on exhibitions in more than 30 countries.
