Tobias Bradford – Imposter machine
In an interactive sculpture, Tobias Bradford explores the relationship between man and machine. A robot that observes its surroundings, draws and doubts. The work has been developed in collaboration with students at the Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University, in dialogue with Akademiska Hus and the Swedish National Arts Council.
Exhibition period: February 5 – February 22, 2026
Admission: Free admission
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Bradford has trained a local AI model with his own drawings and movements, so that it can work in a way that resembles an artistic process. As a visitor, you can follow how the robot collects impressions and sometimes transforms them into a drawing. The mechanical parts of the sculpture are openly presented, but still surprise through small movements that feel unexpectedly human. After first being shown at the Ångström Laboratory, the work is now on display for the first time at Uppsala Art Museum.
About the project
The artwork was created as part of an artistic design assignment for the Ångström Laboratory at Uppsala University, initiated by the Swedish Arts Council in collaboration with curator Björn Norberg and Akademiska Hus. Together with students and teachers at the laboratory, Bradford developed a drawing robot that uses a local AI model to interpret its surroundings and communicate through images. Technology, emotion and artistic intuition come together in a process that moves between control and improvisation.
About Tobias Bradford
Tobias Bradford is a Swedish-American artist, educated at Goldsmiths University in London. In the spring of 2026 he is currently holding a solo exhibition at Saskia Neuman Gallery in Stockholm. He has previously exhibited at, among others, Örebro konsthall, Accelerator, Skövde konsthall and internationally in Luxembourg, Hong Kong, London and New York.
Bradford was awarded the Maria Bonnier Dahlin scholarship in 2021 and is represented in collections such as Magasin 3, Ståhl Collection, Lab-Bel in Paris and Colleción SOLO in Madrid.