‘thinking machines are not constructed but they are growing’1. In the tradition of art to fabricate clocks with animated figures, which contributed to the belief that scholars are keeping themselves robots, here the scientist is keeping himself an (experiment with an) artificial entity: Speculatrix Procarya is an adaptive creature whose perception, and behaviour, traits of autonomy and artificial curiosity are examined.
1Arthur C. Clarke ‘Im höchsten Grade phantastisch: Ausblicke in die Zukunft der Technik’ 1962; S.231
Exhibitions
◦ Roboter from Motion to Emotion, Museum of Design Zürich, CH, 2009
◦ UTOs-Unidentified Technical Objects, V8 Plattform Karlsruhe, DE, 2011