Chico MacMurtrie:

Chico MacMurtrie iz San Francisca, ZDA, je eden najbolj pomembnih sodobnih novomedijskih – robotskih umetnikov. Maja 2001 se je predstavil s performansi v Mariboru, v Multimedijskem centru KIBLA in v Ljubljani, v galeriji Kapelica.

Kulturno izobraževalno društvo KIBLA v okviru svoje zbirke TOX že več let v Sloveniji pokriva sodobne, novomedijske umetnostne prakse in pri tem opravlja pionirsko delo (npr. Eduardo Kac: Telepresence, Bioteletics in Transgenic Arts, ki je s svetovno znanimi pisci teoretsko zaobjela najbolj recentna dela prvega umetnika, ki se v svetu ukvarja s t.i. genetsko umetnostjo, in Lebdim, torej sem…urednice Aleksandre Kostič, ki je združila eminentna teoretska imena v pisanju na temo lebdenja (sociology Martin Jay, filozof Ken Goldberg, umetnik Stelarc itd.) posvečeno pionirju vesoljstva Hermanu Potočniku Noordungu in predstavi Dragana Živadinova Gravitacija 0).

S temi izdajami KID KIBLA promovira tukajšnjo kulturo na svetovnih prizoriščih, se sooča s sodobno teorijo in išče nove prakse v umetnosti. Tako bi tudi naša naslednja izdaja Chico MacMurtrie THE SUBHUMAN (1985-2000) pomenila nadaljevanje našega založniškega programa in še naprejšnje vztrajanje na svetovni sodobnosti v teoriji in umetnosti.

THE SUBHUMAN (1985-2000)
The Subhuman is a dark toned emaciated humanoid machine. Its skin is pulled taught to its frail form, as if it suffered many years of overexposure to heat. His body originates in 1985, when it was build as a puppet for the film The Subhuman. Since being brought back to life in 1992 as a machine, he has faced numerous rebuilds, enhancing his weathered appearance. Today the Subhuman drums and draws, as a central character in the evolving performance/installation The Ancestral Path. His character and persona has held an important position in the evolution of the tribe of machines that have come to be known as the `Amorphic Robots'. The stories of the Subhuman span over many years, serving as a major influence in the direction of Amorphic Robot Works, a San Francisco based group of artists and engineers.