One of Them is a Human#1 By Maija Tammi
This portrait of ‘Erica’ was one of the most controversial subjects of 2017’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, especially so when it picked up a top-three award. Finnish photographer Maija Tammi was also awarded the 2017 John Kobal New Work Award.
The reason for the consternation was the fact that Erica is not, in fact, a human, but an android. She is designed to be lifelike, complete with voice recognition so she can have (limited) conversations with humans.
