ArtBots Gent 2011, the robot talent show

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Robots are always with us, in one form or another. Humans have always been fascinated by robots and even after many years of evolution and high tech ingenuity, a veil of mystery still surrounds them. Within the context of contemporary art we can try to understand the real impact of robots on our society better.


Artbots is an international art exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots established by Douglas Irving Repetto. The first show took place in 2002 in Brooklyn, and has since travelled around the world. For every edition an open call for applications is published to invite designers from all over the world to present their work. This year the show is organised by timelab Gent, in cooperation with ArtBots US,Ugent and Foam. With Artbots 2011, timelab launches a new season of workshops centered around Robotics Art.

Using robotics as a medium, today’s artists have an unprecedented opportunity to design and express new kinds of emotion, perception, and consciousness. They now have the opportunity to add 'behaviour' to their work and are therefore creating a new aesthetic. The object is aware of it's surroundings and we can clearly see an interactive communication. The artwork puts our existing assumptions and values to the test.
 
Artbots 2011 will feature the work of 9 international artists, alongside a presentation by Lirec, an international research organisation exploring how we live with digital and interactive companions. All participating artists will be present at the exhibition to demonstrate their work.
 
ArtBots Gent is supported by the Flemish Authorities and has received funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 215554."
 
Opening hours ArtBots: 7,8,9 October 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: UFO Universiteit Gent, Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 35 - Gent 9000
Free entrance
Contact: info@timelab.org
 

Saturday 8 October: 8:00 PM ArtBots Concert M&M Orchestra Logos
Location: Logos Tetrahedron, Bomastraat 26-28, 9000 Gent
Free entrance 

 

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