Tag Archives: #art&science

Artwork, Interactive, Interconnected, Prototype, Robotics |

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Interconnected – our new swarm project funded by New Arts Ruhr

We are very happy to work on our new project “Interconnected” this year as part of the Neue Künste Ruhr / New Arts Ruhr project funding and in collaboration with two fantastic partners: The Academy of Theatre and Digitaliy in Dortmund for development and workshops around the project and Kulturforum Witten for the premier in November this year!

We have kicked off the project with a small residency in January at the Academy, felt very welcomed and enjoyed to work with everyone from the team!

> Interconnected – Project page

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Funded by:

Gefördert durch das Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft Nordrhein-Westfalen im Rahmen des Förderprogramms Neue Künste Ruhr.

Electronics Design:

Richard Unger aka Small Robotics.

Artwork, Exhibition, Plasticity of Mirrors |

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Plasticity of Mirrors – An Experimenta Emergence Commission

Plasticity of Mirrors is a robotic swarm species designed for the democratic creation of a collective intelligence seeking new possibilities of human relationality with emergent beyond-human species.

We are excited to be part of Experimenta Emergence with our new work Plasticity of Mirrors! We are also thankful for the commission of the work through Experimenta and the support of the Australian Goethe Institut to get us out there!

> Plasticity of Mirrors – Project page

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The work has been commissioned by Experimenta.

The project is supported by the Goethe-Institut.

Electronics Design:

Richard Unger aka Small Robotics.

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Artwork, Empathy Swarm, Exhibition, Festival, Robotics, Sound |

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Empathy Swarm – Soundscapes @ WIP festival

Empathy Swarm V4, our evolving sound version of the swarm has been part of WIP Festival 2024 “DE CLOUD” in autumn 2024 as part of the curatorial theme “Simulation __________ Reality”.

We enjoyed our time in Cyprus and to work with the WIP team. We especially appreciated all the keepers of the swarm who developed a quite personal and caring relationship to our Empathy swarm robots. It was a great exchange and community experience with the other artists, the WIP team and the audience. Thanks for a great festival!

Photos Ownership: CYENS Centre of Excellence
Photographers: Giorgos Dimoglou, Konstantinos Irakleous, Nicolas Karatzas, Nicholas Georgiou (NGP)

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Curious Tautophone, Directional Speakers, Exhibition, Sound |

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Solo exhibition of Curious Tautophone @ KIBLA KiBela, Maribor

We are happy to have another show in Maribor! Thanks Peter for the invitation!
Set up in the beautiful space of KIBELA, Curious Tautophone – Tensor Field Ontology, mesmerized with its enigmatic feel once more!
Exhibition dates: 12 April–4 May 2024

Photo credits: Janez Klenovšek

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Empathy Swarm, Exhibition, Interactive, Sound |

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Empathy Swarm – Soundscapes @ PACT Atelier No. 69

We enjoyed to have an evening out with our Empathy Swarm soundscape version and to get to know the work in progress of our peers in the Ruhr area!

Thanks to the PACT team for a quick and smooth setup and an inspiring evening!

 

Photo credits: PACT Zollverein / Dirk Rose

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Cybernetic Intimacy |

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Cybernetic Intimacy at Curiocity Brisbane 2023

15 Hexapod-Robots with Directional Sound swarm on the green grass of Riverside Grenn during this years World Science Festival Brisbane.

Come and engage with this different kind of mechatronic lifeform!

Wed 22 March, 2023-Sun 2 April, 2023
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Riverside Green, South Bank Parklands, Brisbane

 

Directional Speakers, Empathy Swarm, Robotics |

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Directional speaker swarm with konS

We are happy to be selected by konS – Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art –  to develop a new version of our project Empathy Swarm and to evolve the concept of distances through directional accoustics!

Looking forward to a fruitfull collaboration with Slowenian specialists from different fields from electronics design to choreography!

 

The project is developed within the framework of konS ≡ Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art.

The project is supported by Stipendienprogramm NRW für Künstler*innen.

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Empathy Swarm, Event, Interactive, Performative Installation |

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Memories of Oslo Night at iArt / HEK

Last weekend our swarm robots had a great experience at OSLO NIGHT Basel at iArt  / HEK – Haus der Elektronischen Künste .

Over 400 guests would come and explore the swarm’s habitat and habits. Kids and adults coming back to revisit the swarm and feel the curiousity and empathy of this different kind of lifeform!

Thanks to our hosts for a great night!

Looking forward to what comes out of the documentary “Tod des Genies? AI und die Zukunft der Kunst” of BOTTEGA BERLIN !

And thanks to Stiftung Kunstfonds for their gracious support!

Empathy Swarm |

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Documention of Empathy Swarm at QUT

The new year started and we finally found the time to cut the video material we filmed at QUT Art Museum in Brisbane.

So enjoy the swarming of 50 robots and be curious of what our little ones are going to learn this year! 🙂

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The work is coproduced at Kontejner within the framework of EMAP / EMARE and co-funded by Creative Europe.

 

 

Curious Tautophone, Dr.Doppler, Multiplexing Tautophone, Performance, Projection, Psychophysics Machines, Sound, Workshop |

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ORF musikprotokoll – Psychophysics Machines

 

We enjoyed to be part of ORF’s musikprotokoll 2019!

Our psychophysics machines and reactive field line visuals were in the center of our Robotic performance at esc medien kunst labor on Friday 4th October 2019. The next day we gave a robotic workshop and an insight into the different psycho-physics effects that are the foundation of this piece.

ORF’s radio program will feature the concert soon. We are curious how the surround microphones of ORF’s recording team captured the directional sound sculpture we created! We will keep you updated!

 

Credit:
ORF Musikprotokoll; FR, 04.10.2019; © NICOLAS GALANI

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Curious Tautophone, Empathy Swarm, Exhibition, Psychophysics Machines |

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Curious Tautophone, Empathy Swarm und Dr. Doppler’s Machine at esc medien kunst labor Graz

It is fantastic to have a solo exhibition at esc medien kunst labor where Curious Tautophone, Empathy Swarm and Dr. Doppler as well as Multiplexing Tautophone and Swarm Drawings are all exhibited together.

Creating a dialog with the visitors about the use of technology today, from the use of emotion recognition to influence the mood of our Empathy Swarm to the poetic reflection of creating moments that can only be experienced in the here and now as an antithesis to omnipresent media consumption.

Thanks to Reni Hofmüller and the great team of esc who foster this communication and dialog!

We are also happy to be part of Steirischer Herbst 2019 with this exhibition and ORF’s Long Night of The Museums / Lange Nacht der Museen!

Exhibition dates:
21 September 2019 – 15 November 2019

Opening times:
Tuesday – Friday 2 PM – 7 PM
or after arangement

Credit:
EMPATHY SWARM, CURIOUS TAUTOPHONE AND DR. DOPPLERS MACHINE
esc medien kunst labor 2019
Foto: Martin Gross

steirischerherbst’19

 

 

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Empathy Swarm, Exhibition |

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50 robots at QUT till 27th of October

After a fantastic opening with a great speech by Courtney Peterson and a huge success with more than 2000 visitors on the first weekend with ROBOTRONICA, the robots are now swarming at QUT Art Museum  till the 27th of October.

Thanks to the QUT team for a smooth setup and the great didactic space!

Closed Mondays
Tuesday – Friday      10AM – 5PM
Saturday Sunday      12PM – 4PM

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Installation view of Empathy swarm at QUT Art Museum, Brisbane

Photos by Carl Warner

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The work is coproduced at Kontejner within the framework of EMAP / EMARE and co-funded by Creative Europe.

 

Empathy Swarm, Event, Robotics, Talk |

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Robotics and technology festival with Empathy Swarm

Shortly after the opening of Empathy Swarm we and our robots are part of ROBOTRONICA !

Showcasing some of the world’s latest advancements in robotics and technology, Robotronica is a celebration of innovation and an opportunity to glimpse the possibilities of the future.

Join us on Sunday 18 August for an artist talk and showcase of the swarm!

QUT Art Museum, 11AM – 12PM

Empathy Swarm, Exhibition |

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Empathy Swarm Premiere in Australia at QUT Art Museum

Empathy Swarm comes to Australia! Our robots are looking forward to be in Brisbane at QUT Art Museum from , 17 August – 27 October 2019 and to meet people from another continent.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The work is coproduced at Kontejner within the framework of EMAP / EMARE and co-funded by Creative Europe.

 

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Empathy Swarm, Exhibition, Performance, Robot Psychology |

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Empathy Swarm exploring the Human Aspect at Grotowski Institute, WRO Biennale 2019

Thanks WRO for the fantastic opening week of the HUMAN ASPECT, Media Art Biennale WRO 2019 .

In the format of a performative installation visitors could spend intimate moments with the swarm.

Through the setting in a completely dark space humans got soaked into the swirling light pool of robotic creatures. Taking off their shoes and being very careful visitors made first contact with this new species, that shares motion and behaviors, positions in space and a changing need for closeness and distance as a mutual language. Sometimes scared to be run over by a storm of giant humans, sometimes angry about this lack of space, but most often friendly, playful and totally curious about the humans.

Interacting, meditating, playing rough and dancing smoothly –  we received a lot of great feedback about the man-machine bonding time of the people of Wroclaw and our Empathy Swarm. We got especially touched by a young boy who came repeatedly, feeling responsible for the robots and talking about nothing else to his mom until they came back.

It was great to explore and experiment at Grotowski Institute in the center of  Wroclaw’s lovely old town! We enjoyed being part of the multitude of fantastic art, events and performances all over the city, meeting old and new friends and celebrating the 30th anniversary of WRO!

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through
the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The work is coproduced at Kontejner within the framework of EMAP / EMARE and co-funded by Creative Europe.

 

Conference, Empathy Swarm, Event, Panel, Robot Psychology, Robotics, Talk |

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META Marathon 2019 – Presentation & Talk @ NRW-Forum Düsseldorf with medienwerk.nrw

Empathy Swarm meets Sophia and Pepper – almost. We are looking forward to discuss how our non-anthropomorphic robot swarm can produce a feeling of Empathy with some humanoid robots in the audience at the festival Meta Marathon 2019 – Robotics.

42 hours non-stop living and working with robots, coexisting and cooperating, celebrating and drinking, loving and laughing: The META Marathon 2019 from March 15-17, 2019 is dedicated to the topic of robotics and transforms the NRW-Forum into a real laboratory for a whole weekend.

Robot Swarm – Presentation & Talk
(with the Office medienwerk.nrw) / with:
Katrin Hochschuh, Adam Donovan, So Kanno.
Moderation: Klaas Werner

Empathy Swarm, Event, Exhibition |

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WRO 2019 – Media Art Biennale HUMAN ASPECT with Empathy Swarm

We are happy to be part of the Media Art Biennale WRO 2019 in Wroclaw and to celebrate their 30th anniversary together with them and Empathy Swarm!

From mid-May Empathy Swarm will be part of Poland’s largest show of international contemporary art and examine the HUMAN ASPECT from a post-technological perspective.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through
the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The work is coproduced at Kontejner within the framework of EMAP / EMARE and co-funded by Creative Europe.