Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
2022 (1978) | robot cellist and piano
The ‘robot cellist’, a non-human entity at the intersection of performer and instrument, consists of two collaborative industrial robotic arms playing a cello. The compositions explores the specific and unique playing techniques afforded by this system, underlines the idiomatic potential of the robot cellist and investigates its anthropomorphic characteristics and their scenographic implications. The cobot cellist has developed individual playing style and techniques along with a reflexive compositional perspective.
Selected performances: NextM Nordics, Annexet Avicii Arena (Stockholm), Robot & Science Festival (Odense), Fuse Facility (San Leandro), Grand Hôtel (Stockholm)