Giving human characteristics to objects is something us humans do all the time. As technology improves and machines become more ‘alive’, will this make us even closer?
Australian performance artist STELARC has collaborated with academics from multiple faculties at the University of Melbourne to create an eight-metre-high kinetic sculpture that senses the presence of humans. Using the principles of human body structure this enormous machine reacts in real time to visitors’ gestures and movements.
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Collaborators and Partners
Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Melbourne School of Design
Dr Paul Loh, David Leggett, LLDS Architects, Psyche Hou, LLDS Architects, AA Visiting School Design Studio students Mason Mo, Ying Lee, Lu Bai, Mingjia Shi and Yichen Sheng.
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Computing and Information Systems
Dr Eduardo Velloso, Florence Tang, Melana Uceda, Qiushi Zhou, Gabriele Marini
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Dr Eric Schoof
Faculty of Fine Arts & Music
Centre of Visual Arts
Dr Suzie Fraser
PELICAN STUDIOS
Callan Morgan
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