From Brooklyn-based artist Ted Lawson‘s ‘Ghost in the machine’ is a life-sized, nude self-portrait rendered from his own bodily fluid.
Fed intravenously to a CNC machine, Lawson’s blood traverses through the mechanical parts, while a robotic arm attached to the device — programmed to trace the designated illustration — carefully maps out the human form. Via: designboom
In this series I’m really just trying to make a good drawing, which requires a lot of process and spontaneity to achieve. I do consider these works to be drawings and not prints, in that I allow the robot to make certain mistakes or leave in certain glitches on purpose. there are always a number of chance occurrences that happen outside of the programming which I tend to change and develop as the drawing proceeds.’
I want to show the connection between our existential humanity and the ever-expanding technology that we use, are addicted to and rely on, as something deeply personal and very real.’ says lawson of the piece’s significance ‘I’m trying to reveal the underlying code that is present in all things.’
‘Ghost in the machine’ is part of the solo exhibition ‘The map is not the territory‘ at Joseph Gross Gallery, New York from through October 4th, 2014.
Ghost In The Machine (blood robot selfie) from Ted Lawson on Vimeo.
