| Title: |
| Autopoiesis |
| Artist(s): |
| Ken Rinaldo
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| Brief description of the work: |
| Fifteen
musical and robotic sculptures that interact with the public and modify
their behaviours based on both the presence of the participants and
each other. |
| Materials, dimensions, duration: |
| Sculptures,
support structure, sensors, motors, programming |
| Location (venue & dates, public/ private):
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| Shown as part
of Outoaly, the Alien Intelligence Exhibition curated by Erkki Huhtamo,
Kiasma Museum, Helsinki, 2000 |
| Audience information (size, mode of participation): |
| The robotic
sound sculptures interact with the public and modify their behaviors
over time. These behaviours change based on feedback from infrared
sensors, the presence of the participants/ viewers in the exhibition
and the communication between each separate sculpture. |
| Other information (reviews, collaborators, funders): |
| Commissioned
by the Kiasma Museum in Helsinki, Finland |
| Floorplan, scheme:
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| Visual/ audio-visual reference: |
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| Key theme(s): |
| Observing systems
in action, social play |
| Further context: |
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Autopoiesis is "self creation", a characteristic of all living
systems which was defined and refined by Francisco Varela and Humberto
Maturana. The main published references on autopoiesis are:
Maturana, Humberto & Varela, Francisco ([1st edition 1973] 1980).
Autopoiesis and Cognition: the Realization of the Living. Robert
S. Cohen and Marx W. Wartofsky (Eds.), Boston Studies in the Philosophy
of Science 42. Dordecht: D. Reidel Publishing Co. ISBN 90-277-1015-5
(hardback), ISBN 90-277-1016-3 (paper)
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