Industrial robots have long been used for manufacturing and research purposes around the world. More recently they have also been used in the fields of art, performance, dance, and interaction design, where they have served as a collaborator, autonomous agent, and, in some cases, as an extension of the artist. This project explores how a robotic extension could engage with the critical feminist issue of “the male gaze.” In doing so, it provides a brief theoretical context to the notion of the gaze in the context of visual culture and feminism. Finally, it illustrates the application of such a critical concept through the example of a robotic installation developed by the author for Milan Fashion Week in collaboration with Universal Robots. It engages with ways in which robots might extend the gaze through to discourses of resistance, whereby the gaze could be used to empower those who typically face discrimination.

Time is instantaneously crystallized in space to form glistening trails of you and other creatures within this interactive mixed reality installation, with rustling sounds and mingling shadows as shared physical connections between the visible and invisible realms of a bio-inspired computational ecosystem.

“Talking with Neurons” is an interactive installation that enables people to remotely connect with live neural tissues that mimic our nervous system. Audiences activate lab-grown neural circuits called neural organoids in an off-site lab through their vocal cues. The neurons respond to this stimulation by exhibiting patterns of activity that are subsequently translated into audiovisual representations. Essentially, people talk to the neurons, which then promptly respond to the audience.

Since the beginning of the British Industrial Revolution, Humans have become an important force affecting the evolution of the environment. Scientists call it the “Anthropocene”, which summarizes the geological changes from this period. But after realizing the role of mankind, we once again placed ourselves at the center of the world. In this project, we try to imagine a world where human beings are not the only important actors in the world. Diverse species are intertwined and react upon each other.

ReCollection is an interactive AI art installation that assembles synthetic collective visual memories based on language input, blurring the boundaries between remembrance and imagination through intelligent system design and experimental visualization.