MOTION OF AFFECTS
The Motion of Affects is a collaboration with the physicist Dr. Laura Álvarez-Francés which combines science, art, and science fiction. Brought together by gepäckausgabe Glarus’ interdisciplinary open call, which aimed to highlight the creative process across disparate fields, the resulting show is a kind of translation. It attempts to decipher the data from these experiments into the language of art.
At only a decade, the field of microrobotics is one of the youngest in AI and, if successful, could have far reaching effect. Currently intended for the field of medicine, it might be revolutionary; healing could be worked swiftly, with artificial cells targeting specific parts of the body. Yet the initiated science fiction lover, or even the cynic can easily imagine the exploitation or even weaponization of this technology. But to the scientist comes an even more maddening thought- what if it never works at all?
extract of text by Rachel Tonthat
