"Can't Help Myself" – The Story of the Robot (In my perspective)
"Can't Help Myself" – The Story of the Robot Creators & Timeline Artists : Sun Yuan & Peng Yu (Chinese contemporary artists) Started : 2016 , first exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum Ended : 2019 , final display at the Venice Biennale What Did the Robot Actually Do? The robot had a mechanical arm programmed to clean up a thick red fluid that kept leaking onto the floor. Using sensors , it detected the spilled fluid and tried to push it back toward the center. However, the fluid kept spreading , making the task endless and futile . Purpose Behind the Exhibition 💡 Symbol of Struggle – The robot was stuck in an endless cycle of work, much like human labor and daily struggles. 💡 Control & Power – Some saw it as a metaphor for authoritarian control , where individuals constantly fight but never escape. 💡 Emotional Connection – As time passed, the robot slowed down , looking exhausted and worn out , making people feel sorry for it. 💡 ...