Playbot Companions

GENERATION 01

Artist, Rick Valicenti, and BR AI NS explore AI identity and virtual companionship preferences through the (male) gaze. Framed synthetic hairstyles and QR access to short video introductions offer a haunting preview of our techno-future, where personalized relationships with digital bots are becoming a reality.

99 Frames 01–14 October 527 Parliament Street

TORONTO

REX

JING

PIERCE

CHLOE

HANK

TOMIKO

ELV-S

BECCA

NIGEL

NICKI

SLVR FX

SYLK

COCO

RORY

BOB BOT