Angel Robot: poetry, light, and artificial intelligence at Robot Valley Genova 2025
From April 10 to 16, 2025, Largo Sandro Pertini in Genoa was transformed into a space suspended between art and technology thanks to Angel Robot, one of the most evocative moments of the Robot Valley Genova 2025 program.
Created by artist Marco Nereo Rotelli, the installation took shape inside a special container produced by Elital, a company active in the design and production of components for the aerospace and aeronautics sectors. On the outside, the container appeared as a mysterious and industrial object; inside, however, something extraordinary happened.
Visitors entered an immersive environment where a hologram materialized: a moving mechanical figure, created in collaboration with digital designer Antonio Alfano, which seemed to take shape in real time before the audience’s eyes. Its name was Kalikazoo, a robotic angel that danced and invited reflection on the relationship between human beings and artificial intelligences.
The hologram didn’t just move — it spoke through poetry. Thanks to the collaboration with digital creative Luca Marazzina, Angel Robot offered verses generated by artificial intelligence systems, creating a bridge between poetic language and advanced technology. In this vision, the machine was not merely a tool, but a thinking heart, capable of expressing emotions and sparking thoughts.
As night fell, the installation gained an additional layer of meaning. In a rarefied blue light, verses by poet Edoardo Sanguineti — gifted in the past to Rotelli — were projected. The nighttime projection, curated directly by Rotelli, preserved the artist’s signature style, blending calligraphy, light, and motion into a poetic urban narrative.
Angel Robot was the result of a collective, multidisciplinary effort. The soundscape was created in collaboration with Alessio Bertallot, while overall coordination was entrusted to architect Elena Lombardi. The project was also made possible thanks to the contributions of Everinart, Fuoriscena for the lighting system, and Omai, curator of the digital box.
At a time when reflections on artificial intelligence are more relevant than ever, Angel Robot presented an artistic vision in which the human and the artificial did not oppose each other, but met. It was an invitation to imagine a future where technology does not erase poetry, but amplifies it — and where even a robot can be a messenger of beauty and understanding.
