// speculative robotics — programmable matter //

2021
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Inspired by xenobots-- constructed of frog cells, computational organisms. Machines made of silicon with proto-cognitive capabilities.

How might these nano-organisms "think" differently -- think alongside our own wetware, differently? And what role does anthropomorphism have in our ability to conceive of such inventions?

.modelled in VR, converting to AR prototype for a physical build soon

#ecologiesofbecomingwith#xenobots

#speculativerobotics

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Sougwen Chung, installation view in HOFA Gallery’s booth at Art Dubai, 2024. Photo by Spark Media. Courtesy of Art Dubai.
July 7, 2026
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1314; for a lifetime 一生一世 ⁠ trace gestures silhouettes on scroll⁠ (afternoon light bending)⁠ remaining days of 2025⁠ ⁠ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
July 7, 2026
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Time of moulting ( interleave, interlace ); studio distortions in mirrored head; dispersing lines (dry / wet ); Gaussian blur ( melting in heat ); Bombyx mori and Prussian blue …
July 3, 2026
© 2026 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET.
𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵
drawing alongside robotic systems since 2015
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© 2025 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET. 
embodied collaboration; metamorphic ecologies.
For press and collaborations: ⇢office@scilicet.xyz

© 2025 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET.
embodied collaboration; metamorphic ecologies. For press and collaborations: ⇢office@scilicet.xyz

© 2025 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET.  
embodied collaboration; metamorphic ecologies.
For press and collaborations: ⇢office@scilicet.xyz

© 2025 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET.  
embodied collaboration;
metamorphic ecologies.

For press and collaborations: ⇢office@scilicet.xyz

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