SonarMàtica Barcelona, (Back To) The Robots

Sónar 2010 | 03.06.2010

The Sonar 2010 Barcelona exhibition displays interesting artistic work produced using and based around the world of robotics.

Robotic dogs, chairs that put themselves up and machines for drawing self-portraits,... are some of the curious works that will be on display at SonarMàtica 2010 Barcelona.

Moving into the twenty-first century, the socialisation of digital tools and the spread of creative cooperativism has made new generations of artists once again turn their attention towards robotics. The proliferation of art workshops, university departments and specialised festivals are strong evidence of today's new phenomenon of the democratisation of robotics.

A chair that folds itself up and puts itself again, surveillance robots, robots that play the violin and guide users drawing a self-portrait, robotic pet... All this and much more are featured in this year's SonarMàtica, in which the festival is again collaborating with Universitat Pompeu Fabra, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and the production centre Hangar.

SonarMàtica Barcelona - CCCB Ground Floor

Max Dean, Raffaello D'Andrea, Matt Donovan - Robotic Chair
France Cadet - Do Robotic Cats Dream Of Electric Fish? / Gaude Mihi / Hunting Trophies / Dog [Lab] 01 / Canis Lupus Androidus Anatomy
Jen hui Liao - The self-portrait machine
Fernando Orellana - 8520 s.w. 27th PL
Julia Tsao - Robotic Displays
Lijin Aryananda - MERTZ

Universitat Pompeu Fabra:
SPECS - Mixed Reality Robot Arena

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya:
AESS / IRI-Humanoid Lab - Competitions

Hangar:
Joan Vallvé - Violí MIDI and Metal·lòfon MIDI
Ricardo Iglesias - Surveillance Cameras: they are alive!!!
Anaisa Franco - Paranoia
Chicks On Speed - E-Shoe