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Research, interactivity and new media art

Argonautas

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Concept
The installation is based on the research of concepts such as net.control, net.robotics and net.presence. Telecontrol or rather, since Internet bega to exist, net.control, is for us the process by which a subject can dominate the movement, the direction, the speed and the general functioning of a device which is external to that subject; this makes it possible to explore an alien, unknown environment, be it virtual or real (telepresence). Our aim is to bring together into an artistic context three elements which are usually detached from each other: robotics, telecommunications and interactivity.

Project
This installation allows users to explore a real or virtual environment through the optical devices of a robot. The robot carries an analogic camera which records in real time the surroundings of the place where the robot is. That information is processed and digitized so that it can be seen in a web site where, in turn, users can control the movements of the robot by means of different commands and control devices.

Collaboration with Gerald Kogler

  • Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid, 2003.
  • Cyberia 02. Arte, interactividad y máquinas. Fundación Marcelino Botín. Santander, 2002.
  • Tertulias de arte multimedia. Mediateca. CaixaForum. Barcelona, 2002.
  • ARCO Feria de Arte Contemporaneo. Galería Metropolitana. Madrid, 2002.