ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, 1965

ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, British,1965

ROSA BOSOM was constructed by Bruce Lacey, whose National Service with the RAF gave him a thorough grounding in electronics and radio technology which set him up for a long career in performance art using ROSA, among other robots. ROSA was displayed in Jasia Reichardt’s landmark 1968 ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’ exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and also performed at events elsewhere, from Bruce's wedding to his second wife, to the Alternative Miss World exhibition in 1985. ROSA exemplifies an approach to robots which takes them outside the formal scientific laboratory into the wider, unpredictable world inhabited by humans.

Details

Category:
Human Robotics
Object Number:
2021-387
Materials:
steel (metal), aluminium (metal), copper (metal), electrical circuitboards, batteries, rubber (unidentified), polyurethane, plastic (unidentified), plaster, paint, glass, cardboard, leather, canvas and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
Height = 205 cm x Width = 106 cm x Depth = 60 cm,
type:
robot
credit:
Julie Lacey

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ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, 1965

ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, 1965

ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, British,1965

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ROSA BOSOM was constructed by Bruce Lacey, whose National Service with the RAF gave him a thorough grounding in electronics and radio technology which set him up for a long career in performance art using ROSA, among other robots. ROSA was displayed in Jasia Reichardt’s landmark 1968 ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’ exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and also performed at events elsewhere, from Bruce's wedding to his second wife, to the Alternative Miss World exhibition in 1985. ROSA exemplifies an approach to robots which takes them outside the formal scientific laboratory into the wider, unpredictable world inhabited by humans.

Object Number:
2021-387/1
type:
robot
Components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress

Components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress

Box of components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, British,1965. Comprising red plastic "Astro ray" ray gun, reel to reel tape deck, loveheart light box and grey cylindrical component.

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ROSA BOSOM was constructed by Bruce Lacey, whose National Service with the RAF gave him a thorough grounding in electronics and radio technology which set him up for a long career in performance art using ROSA, among other robots. ROSA was displayed in Jasia Reichardt’s landmark 1968 ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’ exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and also performed at events elsewhere, from Bruce's wedding to his second wife, to the Alternative Miss World exhibition in 1985. ROSA exemplifies an approach to robots which takes them outside the formal scientific laboratory into the wider, unpredictable world inhabited by humans.

Object Number:
2021-387/2
type:
components
Components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress

Components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress

Box of components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, British,1965. Comprising policeman's helmet, yellow lantern, gloves and plaque.

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ROSA BOSOM was constructed by Bruce Lacey, whose National Service with the RAF gave him a thorough grounding in electronics and radio technology which set him up for a long career in performance art using ROSA, among other robots. ROSA was displayed in Jasia Reichardt’s landmark 1968 ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’ exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and also performed at events elsewhere, from Bruce's wedding to his second wife, to the Alternative Miss World exhibition in 1985. ROSA exemplifies an approach to robots which takes them outside the formal scientific laboratory into the wider, unpredictable world inhabited by humans.

Measurements:
overall: 202 mm x 440 mm x 570 mm,
Object Number:
2021-387/3
type:
components
Components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress

Components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress

Box of components for ROSA BOSOM Radio Operated Simulated Actress, by Bruce Lacey, British,1965. Comprising Gnaupnir Variophon. fish-shaped card cutout with number 15 in blue glitter, speaker in cardboard box, bulb in rubber mount, multi-colouredvarioton grundig modules, wiring and papers.

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ROSA BOSOM was constructed by Bruce Lacey, whose National Service with the RAF gave him a thorough grounding in electronics and radio technology which set him up for a long career in performance art using ROSA, among other robots. ROSA was displayed in Jasia Reichardt’s landmark 1968 ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’ exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and also performed at events elsewhere, from Bruce's wedding to his second wife, to the Alternative Miss World exhibition in 1985. ROSA exemplifies an approach to robots which takes them outside the formal scientific laboratory into the wider, unpredictable world inhabited by humans.

Measurements:
overall: 175 mm x 430 mm x 545 mm,
Object Number:
2021-387/4
type:
components