Material Matters: Machine Agency and Performativity

Abstract

This paper explores new forms of entanglement between human and nonhuman agents. In considering the performative potential of intelligent machine agents, we are interested in shifting the focus from representational issues to questions of agency and materiality. The investigation revolves around the authors’ robotic installation “Zwischenräume”.

Publication
Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA 2011), Istanbul, pages 14–21