Renowned Italian artist Quayola, known from Ars Electronica, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, and Sundance, presents an audiovisual work where robots and algorithms become sculptors inspired by Michelangelo. The piece Fighters embodies the tension between past and future, craftsmanship and automation. It pays homage to Michelangelo while exploring the role of sculpture in the era of algorithms and robotic movement.
In Fighters, Quayola lets robots and algorithms carve a marble sculpture inspired by Michelangelo. The sculpture remains deliberately unfinished so the viewer can focus on the creative process, the tool marks, and the contrast between smooth and rough surfaces.
The film is accompanied by music by Max Cooper, adding emotional depth.
In Echoes of Tomorrow, this work embodies a dialogue between past and future, between human hand and robotic arm, showing that innovation emerges not by detaching from history but by transforming it.
