Edward Bateman: The States Project: Utah

In his series Mechanical Brides of the Uncanny, Edward Bateman occupies the role of both inventor and philosopher. Using the carte de visite – the calling cards of the mid 19th century – as a historical and visual point of reference, he replaces the human

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In his series Mechanical Brides of the Uncanny, Edward Bateman occupies the role of both inventor and philosopher. Using the carte de visite – the calling cards of the mid 19th century – as a historical and visual point of reference, he replaces the human subjects with mechanical automatons who take on the characteristics and idiosyncrasies of their human counterparts. These robots exhibit the qualities of human frailty: gestures of fatigue, expressions of curiosity, or implied companionship.