Joaquina Salgado
Diver:Unidad-Δ
INTERFACE/SCULPTURE
2025
DIVER is an interface robot conceived as a bio-mechanical wanderer. Developed through a world-building approach, the project uses speculative narratives to explore how future relationships between humans, machines, and natural systems might be shaped. Rather than presenting technology as a tool of control or extraction, DIVER investigates forms of intimacy, permeability, and co-dependence between bodies, both organic and mechanical.
The work reflects on how technological systems can be reimagined toward softer, relational, and care-centered forms. The project proposes a form of techno-scientific mythmaking that imagines soft, non-extractive technologies, deeply connected to poetry, ecology, and care. These technologies are oriented toward cultivating alternatives with the more-than-human world
DIVER was first presented at the Feed The River Festival in Chemnitz, Germany, an event centered on the dialogue between water, sound, and visual media. The project activated the River Chemnitz through live collaborations with musicians and projections onto the water’s surface, transforming the river into a responsive audiovisual environment. The festival emphasized bodies of water as sentient entities that require attention and care.
The project was later presented in a solo exhibition at SOMA in 2025, and Galeria Azur Berlin in 2026.
Technic:
The project was later presented in a solo exhibition at SOMA in 2025, and Galeria Azur Berlin in 2026.
Technic:
- PLA
- Clear Resin
- Stainless Steel
- Raspberry Pi 4
- 240x280 Screen
- Trackball