Labor Robota fabricando servos de cerâmica

Abstract

In this paper I discuss the relationship of the robot as more than a machine, as a metaphor of the human exploited by work. To explore this theme I produced three series of robots made of ceramics, and exposed them in a setting that denotes a store. References to this work appear in the literature, first of all the word robot that was coined in the play The Robot Factory by Karel Tchápek. The use of ceramics comes from the Golem reference, an imaginary being produced from clay, which is present in Jewish folklore. In addition to this reference, I mention Isaac Asimov's science fiction. Using these literary bases, I relate some of the robot characters to the robots I produced. In the beginning I used red clay and in development I started to use the mixture of white and black clays which resulted in an appearance that resembles the metal. The art present in the production of these robots leads to a reflection on human work, its sometimes reduction to mechanized gesture and the use of artificial systems that seek to replace the human being in this work.