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Rendezvous
Aspiratesoulinto
cold-heartedmovement
By KwonEun-jung
constructingthem,theremustnotbeanerror.
but the more I touch it the more it becomes
AssociateEditorofTheArgus
A tiny mistake can cause a robot not to
warmandsoft.Frompiecetopiece,lumpsto
move.
lumps, and the wires that connect those
piecesofmetal...Isn¡¯titbeautiful?
G
reat artists are able to look at the
R:Isthereanyreasonthatyouchose
simplestthingsandfindthebeauty
tomakeyoursculpturesintorobots?
R:Whatisyourphilosophy?
within them. For artist Choe U-
Choe:AsIsaid,Ilovethingsthatmove.It
Choe: To make a long story short, it is
ram,arobotisnotjustarobot.Hetransforms
was hard to make something until my
¡°symbiosis.¡± I believe in things that nobody
a robot with new life, and turns cold metal
university sophomore year. The first time I
canproveexist.AndwhatIdoisinspirewith
intoart.Eventhoughthemetalisreallycold
tried to make something that moves was in
newlifeandadifferentperspectives.Myart
itself, his art projects a warm feeling. Choe
myjunioryear.ThesensitivityanddreamsI
isaboutfindinganewsubsistence.Also,my
U-ramhasanartisticskill,whichmakeshim
haddreamedtillIwasahighschoolstudent
art is about making religious, spiritual and
able to change metal scraps into beautiful
wereresuscitated.Wow,Istartedtobecrazy
natural energies and finding spectacular
sculptures.Whatmakeshisartsospecialand
about robots at that time, and that¡¯s why I
impressions. This is what I have in mind
unique?Let¡¯smeethimandfindout.
entered a robot company, ¡°micro-robot.¡±
whenImakerobotsintoinspirationalart.
Learning many things such as engineering,
Reporter (R): Why did you major in
principles of electronics, etc from that
R: Would you say something for
company,Istartedtomakemysculpturesas
carvingandmodeling?
HUFSans?
ChoeU-ram(Choe):SinceIwasyoung,I
robots. I gained so much knowledge and
Choe: Do travel a lot. See and think of a
was interested in making something by
experienceworkingatthatcompany.
lot too. Extend your knowledge and
myself.Also,Ilovedthingsthatmove.AsI
experiences.Therearelotsofthingsthatare
was growing up I always wanted to be a
R:Whatpurposedoyouhaveinmind
more important than study or money.
mechanical engineer, and I have been
when you making an insect,
Experiencingmanythings,tofindyourown
studyinginthatfieldsincemysecond-yearof
microorganismandsoon?
way, is really important in your life. And
highschool.Oneday,asithappens,afriend
Choe:TheultimatereasonImakearobot
challenge!
ane1213@hufs.ac.kr
of my father¡¯s visited my house and he
art is the strong impression it creates.
looked my sculpture, which I made in art
Marveling and surprising people with my
class.Hewasanauthorityintheworldofart
artaremypleasures.Also,Iwanttoshow
at that time. He showed quite an interest in
people the process of evolution. A
my work. Because of his interest, I felt
machineevolvesveryquickly.Ijustwant
encouraged toward pursuing my interest.
to show that. I also believe
This made me decide to change my major
that one day machines will
andattendanartacademy.Actually,Ihadn¡¯t
evolve so much that they are
received a good grade at that time in my
similar to humans. When I
school, and the future seemed really dark.
create my robots, I feel as if
ThefirsttimeItouchedclayintheacademy,
theartisalivingcreature.Iget
I felt something beyond expression. And
a sense of genesis from
realized,¡°Ah,thisismyway¡±.
creating a new soul that my
robotspossess,eventhoughit
R: How long does it take to make a
maybe
invisible
or
robot? And how is the process going
insignificanttoothers.
to?
KwonEun-jung/TheArgus
Choe:Ofcourse,itdependsoneachrobot.
R: What do you think is
Theplanningofconstructingtherobottakes
the most attractive aspect
up to three or four months. After designing
aboutmetal?
each piece by computer, I send them to a
Choe: As you may think,
factory. When my team and I are
metal is not just cold and hard,
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