HD Ready: A Simple Robot

HD Ready: A Simple Robot is a paper-based artwork collaboration between myself and fine artist and magician Jack Paton. I developed the platform that allowed the artwork to be connected and printed over the course of this research. The artwork was screen printed with carbon-based conductive ink and connected to an Arduino that controlled a loudspeaker. The pitch of the audio was controlled by both the amount of people in the gallery and their proximity to the artwork. The artwork was grounded by a cable connecting it to a water pipe. When a person viewed the artwork, they unwillingly entered a relationship with not only the artwork, but also the entire building’s plumbing and electrical system.