"I am interested in the co-evolution of humans and machines, and solutions for alternative futures.
I build robots and other machines for shows in performances, art galleries and festivals.
I also create temporary factories and other events where people can join in making, thinking, and playing." - Paul Granjon
Today we did a workshop at the gallery with international artist, Paul Granjon. He has a exhibition at the gallery at the moment called 'Am I Robot'. "Am I Robot is based on a mobile robot called Combover Jo, that roams a large room on the first floor of the gallery, mingling with the public. It talks in a machinic voice, sometimes to itself, sometimes engaging with visitors. On the second floor the visitors can enter a small room that complements the robot…" From the room in the second floor you can operate the robot and speak through a microphone.
http://www.zprod.org/zwp/
For the workshop we could dismantle old, out of date technology like old DVD boxes, printers etc... I, along with 2 peers went and spoke to the public and asked them to form a sentence that started with the word "Robots...". We had things from "Robots are the future" to "Robots are evil". Then we typed them up on the computer but also wrote the opposite to each sentence too, so if the sentence was "Robots are awesome" the negative would be "Robots are not awesome". This could then get played through the laptop in a mechanical voice which mixes up the sentences and repeats them.
After that I was dismantling old pieces of technology to see if there was anything that could make sound, movement or light.
From routing around in a box I came across this piece from a projector. When you look inside it would be bright pink, orange, red, blue, purple and green colours. If you look straight forward, the sides reflect of it and you can see what is next to you instead of what's in front of you. Then I used the camera and took videos through it, from what was going on through the room to the materials up close.
(All pictures and videos taken by myself unless started otherwise with a credited link below the image)
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