this is the first artist i chose to review daniel miller who uses robitics to creat art in projects such as pyro circle in wich he mounted a video camera to a rotating arm so as to record the progress of a flame on a wooden table as it followed a spiraling line of fuse powder. though the finished piece is quite beautifull ( a stainless steel arm is mounted n the table with a vidio screen so that you can watch the process that scarred this piece of wood that sits before you) i begin to wonder reading the artist descriptions on his home page whether it is the action of making the piece that is important or the final piece itself. if in fact it is the act of making the piece that is the art than i find his execution rather lacking if it is the final product that is imortant why describe to me the process? when i go and see paintings i dont expect to read about the size and shape of the brush the artist used. in another piece by daniel miller entitled COLONY he uses robotic dispencing arms to create an enviroment of wax soil and grass. again the use of the robotic arm confuses me what is the point of not doing this by hand. why build a machine to create your work for you? perhaps i am ignorant but i still believe that one of the most important aspects in a piece of art is the artist hand not just concept. this and many of the other pieces on the site that we were told to choose from feel more like experiments than finished pieces.