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The Senster and other Interactive
Cybernetic Sculptures
Imperial College, Mechanical
Engineering
February 21, 2006, Lecture Hall, Ben
Pimlott Building @ Goldsmiths, 17h -- 18h30
Arts Computing Lecture
Digital Studios @ Goldsmiths College
Abstract
Edward Ihnatowicz was an artist based in London who produced some of the earliest interactive
cybernetic sculptures in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In
particular, he designed The Senster, which was the world's first computer
controlled interactive robotic sculpture, unveiled in 1970 at Philips's
technology showcase in Eindhoven,
the Netherlands. The Senster was a large, hydraulically
actuated robot which
responded to the sounds and movements of the people around it. The presentation will
describe the development of his work, describing how a conventional artist
became a pioneer in computer art. It will give details of the sculptures,
his ideas behind them and will outline works by other artists which have
common features.
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