ANGELA BULLOCH

Dynamic Stereo Drawing Machine is the latest iteration in Angela Bulloch's major body of work: Drawing Machines (1990–ongoing). The work is an automated machine that draws on a sheet of paper placed on the wall. Two metal rails hold the mechanism that executes the drawing: a longer horizontal and a shorter movable vertical part. The latter one holds a pen that is pulled across the surface of the wall by combining horizontal, vertical, and elliptical movements. A small metal box on the right contains the apparatus that steers the machine.

This drawing machine is part of a more recent series that executes elliptical lines creating rounded shapes (somewhat reminiscent of human doodling). Like other drawing machines the current work reacts to a particular impulse, but unlike earlier ones, Dynamic Stereo Drawing Machine's input mechanism has been designed to accommodate rounded motions possible. The machine's movements are generated via an integrated internal microphone that respond to a sound impulse.