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The show displays work featuring Colbert's
cartoon lobster, the central character in his paintings and
sculptures. Telepresence robots - remote-controlled robots on
wheels with cameras and a tablet screen are on offer for those
who don't attend in person.
"I wanted to stage my exhibition opening using these
telepresence robots as almost like a sci-fi vision of a possible
future, where we have a telepresence robot which goes out into
the world for us so we stay protected at home," Colbert told
Reuters.
"I felt that that was not only a way of making the show more
accessible but also creating a more fantastical vision of the
future... it is very possible that people could be physically
required to be present and are not able [to be], so hence they
have a robot presence somehow," Colbert said.
Guests can tour the gallery in person or by booking a robot
which they can then navigate through the space, zooming in and
out on works exploring mass consumerism, contemporary culture
and history.
"It's quite incredible to be driving round Saatchi," said Josh
Corden, an artist and preview invitee. "I think it’s incredibly
powerful," he said from east London.
The idea for the show was born during lockdown isolation.
Auctioneer Simon de Pury attended the show through a
telepresence robot which he controlled from his home in Monaco.
"This is a wonderful way of attending an auction preview or an
exhibition preview. You can get close up to the artwork, you can
have a look at it from near, from far and you get an idea of
proportion so it’s a pretty cool way of looking at art."
(Reporting by Stuart McDill,; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
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