Face-o-mat portrait drawing is a mindful act of seeing beyond the surface, past the noise of digital life.

– Tobias Gutmann

Travelling the world since 2012, Face-o-mat has turned from an analogue portrait machine into a participatory, touring art experience. It provides a co-built, temporary space for face to face interactions and guided portrait drawing sessions, offering a mirror to how we view ourselves and each other in an age of high-tech imagery and distortion.

Face-o-mat by Tobias Gutmann, Tanzania Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Tobias Gutmann and Face-o-mat Sai Bot, Mobiliar Art Collection, Berne Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann - Palo Alto Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat and Sai Bot by Tobias Gutmann, Schwarzes Café, Löwenbräu, Barbara Seiler Gallery, Zurich Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat by Tobias Gutmann, Melbourne Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat by Tobias Gutmann, Shenzhen Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat by Tobias Gutmann, Hermès Paris Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat installations by Tobias Gutmann including Sai Bot – Ithra Museum Dhahran, XiChong Beach, Mobiliar Art Collection Berne, Hermes Palo Alto and Paris, Löwenbräu Kunst, Zürich, Centre Pompidou Paris, Mindpark Shenzhen, .

Face-o-mat captures the interplay of appearance and inner self, expressing a person through abstract lines and dots rather than mere representation.

– Barbara Seiler, Founder and director of Barbara Seiler Galerie

The central element of Gutmann’s portraiture has always been the encounter. The drawing is merely the trace of that meeting — a moment in time, an interpretation rather than a representation.

– Marcel Henry, curator and museum director

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Face-o-mat Portrait by Tobias Gutmann, Misk At Institute, Riyadh Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2024, ink on paper, 22x16 cm, Ithra Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2018, ink on paper, XiChong, Shenzhen Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

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Face-o-mat portrait drawing is a mindful act of seeing beyond the surface, past the noise of digital life.

– Tobias Gutmann

Travelling the world since 2012, Face-o-mat has turned from an analogue portrait machine into a participatory, touring art experience. It provides a co-built, temporary space for face to face interactions and guided portrait drawing sessions, offering a mirror to how we view ourselves and each other in an age of high-tech imagery and distortion.

Contact Face-o-mat

Face-o-mat captures the interplay of appearance and inner self, expressing a person through abstract lines and dots rather than mere representation.

– Barbara Seiler, Founder and director of Barbara Seiler Galerie

The central element of Gutmann’s portraiture has always been the encounter. The drawing is merely the trace of that meeting — a moment in time, an interpretation rather than a representation.

– Marcel Henry, curator and museum director

Tour

Portraits

Face-o-mat portrait drawing is a mindful act of seeing beyond the surface, past the noise of digital life.

– Tobias Gutmann

Face-o-mat captures the interplay of appearance and inner self, expressing a person through abstract lines and dots rather than mere representation.

The central element of Gutmann’s portraiture has always been the encounter. The drawing is merely the trace of that meeting — a moment in time, an interpretation rather than a representation.

Face-o-mat portrait drawing is a mindful act of seeing beyond the surface, past the noise of digital life.

– Tobias Gutmann

Face-o-mat captures the interplay of appearance and inner self, expressing a person through abstract lines and dots rather than mere representation.

The central element of Gutmann’s portraiture has always been the encounter. The drawing is merely the trace of that meeting — a moment in time, an interpretation rather than a representation.

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