Les Maintenants & Marlies Pöschl/Julien Jassaud:

Les Émotionnistes


2018, 8 robots, 8 videos, each approximately 2 min., 8 photos
 Lambda C-Print, framed,
 70 x 105 cm

Photos
Videos
Credits

See also:
Pepper Perceval
Aurore

Les Émotionnistes, robots that are able to transmit emotions, have been invented during the art and mediation project 'Pepper Perceval'.

Questioning whether affect can be automated, Marlies Pöschl and Julien Jassaud lead a series of workshops creating a dialogue between children, teenagers and adults. Primary school children conceived robots that can transmit feelings, while students from a technical high school worked with them in bringing the robots to life.

Pepper Perceval was carried out during a resident mission at CAC Brétigny in 2018. Juxtaposing the medieval knight Perceval with the humanoid robot Pepper, the project was dedicated to exploring the term 'empathy' and the automation of feelings.

'Les Maintenants' is the name of a company founded by children and teenagers that investigates the automation of emotions.

Credits

Workshops: Marlies Pöschl and Julien Jassaud
Project coordination: Lea Lecourt, CAC Brétigny
Production: CAC Brétingy, Brétigny-sur-Orge, FR
DOP: François Glevarec
Photos: Marlies Pöschl

Project participants:
Primary school Les Érables de Villemoisson- sur-Orge, FR
Corinne Grison-Jaillet et Mélissa Sanna, Emma Alvarez, Mohamed Aslan, Maina Belitzky, Idelle Berton, Dani Bisson, Khéo Bourron, Clément Dupuis, Adam Elamri, Quentin Ferey, Ryan Hauville, Lilian Jarry Fostier, Josselin L'Hostis, Lilou Lebrun, Sevann Lhuillier, Lony Lefebvre, Lucas Legourrierec, Valentin Moiriat, Jade Nasri, Lucie Philippe, Seléne Predreira, Gabin Rumé, Maina Santos, Oscar Souabe, Loane Stachwiak, Ines Tessier, Laureen Troost, Alban Vidal et Coline Wolf.