2021
ON LOSING MEANING
MUHANNAD SHONO - FACTUM ARTE
Saudia Arabia Diriyah Biennale 2021
A robot encased in plasticine-like pigment with graphite tips was designed to enact a performance with its own body, endlessly drawing within a confined space while reshaping and moving itself. This innovative artwork is a collaborative project between the artist, the engineering department at Factum Arte, Caliper and Benjamin Panreck & Noah Feehan from the Neurorobotics research Laboratory at the Beuth-Hochscule Fur Technik in Berlin, who developed and tested the robot in Madrid.
Matt designed and tested the graphite drawing tips. First starting with a 3D printed prototype, then fabricating the final components in aluminium.
Matt also designed and produced a series of miniatures to sell at the exhibition.
Full project - https://www.factum-arte.com/pag/1788/