Fact - Robots & Avatars Exhibition

Robots and avatars exhibition explored the connections and developments of robots and avatars in work and play.



ADA by Karina Smigla Bobinski (Interactive ball) - I was interesting to see such a large space used for mark making.

Compass by Lawrence Malstaf (Magnet walking mapped robot) - Questions whether the visitor wearing the magnetised robot will resist or follow it. Connections with my project = walking back in time/exploring the space with sound and bringing the viewer back in time.

Gallery 2 - personal boundaries of when a robot becomes a living thing. They can touch but not feel.


Robot world by Martin Hans Schmitt - Is a collection of around 200 clips of robots showcasing their uses, and focuses on the development of robots and technology. It made me realise that technology is quite advanced already, and the human fascination with robots had been around for quite some time. Violin music was used in the background of the clips because it's closely linked with the human voice, giving the robots in the clips 'a voice' of their own.


Rep.licants.org by Matthieu Cherubini - Artificial Intelligence on your Facebook/twitter posting status updates/Tweets, making you 'who you want to be'. Questions who is really who!
The electronic man by Salvatore iaconesi and Oriana persico - Crowd sourced content and collective collaboration. Scan a QRcode and makes your phone vibrate. It adds you to the 'Electronic man' with other people around the world, and everytime someone is added everyones phone simultaneously vibrates.

After viewing this exhibition it highlighted the importance between music and the art piece, and this can change the way the viewer feels; comfortable, soothed, uncomfortable, scared, jumpy etc..