Fig. 1, Sir Manyhands (2015) from the Robot Feast series, documentation video.
Fig. 2, Sir Manyhands (2015) from the Robot Feast series, video still.
Fig. 3, Sir Manyhands (2015) from the Robot Feast series, video still, close up view.
Fig. 4, Sir Manyhands (2015) from the Robot Feast series, video still. Wonbin Yang consuming an edible robotic part.
Robot Feast investigates the evolving relationship between humans and machines through the act of eating. The project introduces edible robots as a way to examine power, consumption, and technological integration in the age of human–machine convergence. By presenting robotic forms as something that can be consumed, the work reconsiders established narratives about progress, control, and the shifting boundary between organism and mechanism.
The project poses a set of reciprocal questions: whether we will consume robots, whether robots will in various ways consume us, and how these dynamics may already be unfolding. The edible forms operate as stand-ins for technological bodies, highlighting the intersections between biological and mechanical systems. Through this reconfiguration, Robot Feast shifts the robot from a durable, external object into a temporary, ingestible one, opening a space to consider new orientations between humans and machines.
Sir Manyhands (2015) from the Robot Feast series was created in collaboration with Michelle Park, and was sponsored by Art Center Nabi as part of Robot Party, an exhibition and global hackathon organized by Art Center Nabi.
Acknowledgements
With sincere appreciation to Art Center Nabi, the curators, the Art Center Nabi team, and the participating artists involved in the Robot Party hackathon and exhibition.