video-installation

Big Robot Mk.2

Hiroo Iwata (JP)

This video installation shows the largest movable robot in the world. Large humanoid robots, such as Gundam or Macros, are popular in Japanese animation and Manga. What if robots of this kind appeared in the real world? The existence of real large-scale robots may inspire the audience to be courageous. Thus, it has potential as an art form. The Big Robot Project aims to develop the world’s largest rideable robot. The Big Robot Mk.2 is an extension of the *Big Robot Mk.1* which was exhibited at Ars Electronica 2016.

Rêverie Reset

Yan Lei (CN)

Rêverie Reset is a system that expands on Yan Lei's practice of dissolving images into concepts. The video-installation makes use of cutting-edge computational systems and networking technologies in order to reaffirm the artist's notion of the artificiality of representation and the irrelevance of the image.

Strata #4

Quayola (IT)

Strata #4 is a video installation diptych that reimagines the iconic Rubens’ altarpieces of Palais des Beaux Arts in Lille through computational methods. The Baroque paintings are algorithmically analyzed beneath their figurative appearance, allowing them to be re-discovered under a new authenticity.