robotic bird by korean artist duo erases its own footprints as social commentary
the kinetic work is situated within a diorama-concept installation depicting sand terrain and consists of two mechanical devices that act in a cyclical structure.
no bird robot installation follows cyclical structure
No Bird is an art installation by South Korean husband-and-wife artist duo UJOO+LIMHEEYOUNG. Based on a short story about flightless birds, the kinetic work is situated within a diorama-concept installation depicting sand terrain and consists of two mechanical devices that act in a cyclical structure.
A robotic bird leaves footprints over sand while another machine follows behind to erase the tracks with a toothbrush, along with a thin wire rake that smooths the sand. Finally, soft bristles flatten the surface to complete the tracks’ erasure.
UJOO+LIMHEEYOUNG use kinetic installation as social commentary
When activated, the robotic bird operates for approximately 2 minutes. Its movement is triggered by a sensor detecting the viewer’s proximity, and continues as long as the viewer remains within the sensor’s range. Through the work’s structure, with the endless formation and erasing of tracks, the artists reference our human survival and its repeated patterns of remembering and forgetting, generating and extinguishing, destroying and restoring.
project info:
name: No Bird
artists: UJOO+LIMHEEYOUNG | @ujoolimheeyoung
supported by: Seoul Metropolitan Government & Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
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