#3 Elena Knox(Australia)
Why should service robots be beautiful? Elena Knox's first solo exhibition in Japan is currently being held in Tokyo. The show comprises six video works featuring a 'fembot', which is a robot with the appearance of a beautiful woman. Occupation The robot displayed onscreen is developed by renowned roboticist Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro and the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and was permitted for use in Knox's works. The videos created by the Australian artist, collectively titled "Actroid Series I", have already been partially revealed in 11 countries including Italy, Germany, Taiwan, and Egypt. However, this Japanese exhibition allows visitors to view the entire series in one sitting. According to Knox, the title of her exhibition, The Female is Future, is a linguistic reversal of the famous feminist slogan The Future is Female, coined in N...