The Netherlands, 1994
www.tobiasgroot.com
Thesis: Contemporary Sensations
Communication 01, 2019
300cm x 200cm, vinyl print, mounted on wooden frame
Communication 02, 2019
Algorithmic text, window sticker
Recognition 01, 2019
100cm x 100cm, color print on wooden plate
Preservation 01, 2019
140cm x 70cm, color print on dibond
Preservation 02 + 03, 2019
Latex, polycarbonate
Interaction 01 + 02, 2019
Diptych, 70cm x 50cm each, color print on aluminium
Interaction 03, 2019
HD video on glass, 05:19 min on loop
Function 01, 2019
Projection mapping on plaster sculpture, 2 min on loop
Scratching the Surface (We had created him to think anal sex would feel like taking a dump.), centers around a science-fiction narrative of a humanless future in which a transient AI is trying to understandhow humans experienced their physicality and inner workings of their bodies. Experimenting with the human body by using different techniques in order to try understand it – similar to how Tobias tries to get a grip on how AI-systems function.
