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Mechanical Hand, Tyler Hobbs’ first solo exhibition with Unit London explores the interactions between man and machine, digital and analogue, and computer-driven and hand-made creations. Hobbs states that as our lives become increasingly digital ‘there is an imperative for artists to help us develop a healthy relationship with computers – to help us build beautiful things.’

Systems are at the crux of Hobbs’ practice. He is a generative artist, meaning he uses autonomous systems to inject randomness into his pieces. In Hobbs’ work, this could include anything from building an algorithm that …