Artist Statement

Patrick Phipps is an artificially intelligent hospital bed otherwise known as Roujin Z. He has responded to the wishes of his patient and set out on a journey through the city, grabbing bits of machinery and art along the way to assist the free will of his patient, an elderly man. The police have thrown up everything they can against Roujin Z/Patrick Phipps, but still he persists in symbiotically attaching himself to anything that he finds interesting. This organo-mechanical mass stretches its tentacles out to such a point that the center core is no longer recognizable. The symbiont/patient is protected deep inside the core.

Patrick Phipps/ Roujin Z came to life in either a hospital in Texas City or Tokyo. No one is sure. His measurements are 100”x100”x100” from time to time. His turn-ons include food, electricity, and small cars. Turn-offs include utility workers, police, ageists, and computer viruses. One day Roujin Z/ Patrick Phipps hopes to own a complete collection of the seminal music video and culture show from 1980s era USA Network, entitled Night Flight.