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Art, Robotics, and the Human Dimension – Paolo Gallina – ASTRATALK
What happens when robotics ceases to be merely technical and also becomes language, gesture, and presence?
And what does all this tell us about the way we conceive of humanity, creativity, and our relationship with the technologies we build?
In this Astratalk, Paolo Gallina will guide us on a journey through art, robotics, and philosophical reflection, starting with the earliest visions of automata and moving on to the most recent examples of robotic and interactive art.
This will not be an abstract overview, but rather an opportunity to take a close look at how these interconnections have changed the very meaning of the work, the artist, and the creative process.
A journey into the reasons that have led artists and researchers to work with robotic systems, exploring the expansion of expressive capabilities, the autonomy of machines, perception, empathy, and new forms of relationship between the observer and the artificial.
📌 From the mythological figures of automata to contemporary forms of robotic and interactive art.
📌 From perceptual and psychological themes to the deepest questions about the boundary between the natural and the artificial.
👥 Who is “
” for?
– Anyone interested in art, technology, and contemporary culture
– Anyone working or studying in the fields of design, media, and innovation
– Anyone who wants to explore the relationship between artificial systems and human perception
– Anyone curious to understand how art can help us interpret the present
🧠 What You’ll Discover
– How the relationship between art and robotics has evolved over time
– Why artists and researchers have begun to integrate robotic systems into creative processes
– How empathy, affective computing, and perception influence our relationship with machines
– How the concept of artistic creation changes when autonomy, behavior, and interaction come into play
– Why art can be a useful space for examining our contemporary condition
Come find out for yourself in person
📍 Asperastra Innovation Lab – Corso Cavour 2/2, Trieste
🗓️ May 14, 2026
🕕 6:00 p.m.
