Chris Reilly – Score for a Robot

Score for a Robot was modeled digitally using 3D industrial design software, and produced physically using a robotic cutting machine called a CNC router. CNC routers use computer-controlled motors to move a rotary cutting tool through space, carving a physical copy of a digital design from a block of material. When cutting an object, the machine’s motors move at different speeds depending on material density, cut shape, and other factors. As the motors move, they produce different tones and sounds.

The form of Score for a Robot was deliberately created so as to produce specific, minimalist sound patterns during its fabrication. The process for producing Score for a Robot turns a piece of industrial fabrication equipment into a musical instrument, where the score is codified into a physical object, rather than musical notation. The ethereal sound and the physical object are both created when the score is performed by the machine.

CHRIS REILLY, Chicago-based artist, received his BFA from New Media, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL in 2006. Since 2003 he had several group and solo exhibition in the US. Chris Reilly lives and works in Chicago.

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