Patrick Tresset
Noyon, 1967.
Patrick Tresset explores drawing, perception and human–machine interaction through performative installations with robots.
Artwork in the collection
"RNR" 2022
About the artwork
RNR asks how our perception changes when we are observed by a robot whose visual system we do not understand. During drawing sessions, the installation explores a movement from discomfort towards intrigue, calm or fascination. It investigates the emotions triggered by an artificial gaze and the image it might produce of us. The work received the ISEA2022 Barcelona Grant from the BEEP collection and NEWART Foundation.
Artistic career: Patrick Tresset
Career and projects
Patrick Tresset trained in computing and developed a career in painting before investigating drawing through computational systems and robots. In Human Study #1, several robots draw a person live, turning the machine’s attention into a performative experience. His later research explores less familiar behaviours and a relationship with robots shaped by strangeness, curiosity and perception.