Exhibition
Mari Velonaki
The Woman and the Snowman
2 May – 16 Jun 2013
Location
Artspace
43–51 Cowper Wharf Roadway
Gadigal Country
Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Sydney Australia
Artspace
43–51 Cowper Wharf Roadway
Gadigal Country
Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
Sydney Australia
The Woman and the Snowman, a moving image and machinic installation, joins a humanoid robot (Ishiguro, 2007) created by Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University and a projection depicting a snowman to present two differing allegories of reality. Functioning as an ‘honest’ representation of a fictional being, the snowman becomes seemingly more real than the humanoid woman robot as the artwork unfolds. As an investigation into the boundaries of reality, The Woman and the Snowman comments on the influence technological advancements have had upon mediating relationships.
The Woman and the Snowman is presented in association with ISEA 2013.
