Empathy Implant 2008

Adam Shreckhise
Gestures 11: Meet the Made, July 11 – August 31, 2008
Materials
robot

A robot created to communicate, interact and tell stories.

Description

A robot created to communicate, interact and tell stories.

Artist Statement

Once I made a robot. It was a good robot. It spun around; some things moved; there were blinking lights; it made noises. I liked the robot. I took the robot out in public, where it met other people. It tried to regale them with tales of intrigue and suspense. Unfortunately, none of these other people were intrigued or suspended. After much soul searching, the robot said, (roughly translated – i.e. guessed from the beepian), “I seem to lack any ability to relate to other humans. It’s as if they don’t even realize that I’m trying to tell them stuff. I need some surgery.” So, I offered to try giving him an empathy implant. He said, “bloop,” which I took to mean, “ok.”

About the Artist

Adam Shreckhise is a Pittsburgh-based artist and sculptor.