Face-o-mat
Face-o-mat

Installations / Performance

Sai Bot

Workshops

Face-o-mat is a portrait drawing project by artist Tobias Gutmann, a universe of mindful encounters that reach beyond surface differences. Through his ongoing Face-o-mat practice, Tobias has so far created over 5,500 portraits, using drawing as a ritual to see past appearances and capture the resonance of a person. 

Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann & Sai Bot, Installation view, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat performance – Tobias Gutmann, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat workshop – Tobias Gutmann, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat performance – Sai Bot, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat – Sai Bot, Installation view, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

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

Face-o-mat performance, Sai Bot, 2024, Misk Art Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann & Sai Bot, Installation view, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat workshop, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann & workshop, Installation view, 2018, XiChong, China

Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat workshop, 2015, Wamangu, Papua New Guinea

Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann, Installation view, 2018, Hermès, Palo Alto

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

Face-o-mat, Tobias Gutmann, Melbourne, 2015

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
Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2018, ink on paper, XiChong, Shenzhen Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
Face-o-mat Portrait by Tobias Gutmann, Misk At Institute, Riyadh Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
Face-o-mat Portrait by Tobias Gutmann, Misk At Institute, Riyadh Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
Face-o-mat Portrait by Tobias Gutmann, Misk At Institute, Riyadh Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
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, 2024, ink on paper, 22x16 cm, Ithra Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 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, 2024, ink on paper, 22x16 cm, Ithra Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2017, ink on paper, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 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
Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2018, ink on paper, XiChong, Shenzhen Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2017, ink on paper, Munich Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2015, ink on paper, Paris Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2015, ink on paper, Paris Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

  • Face-o-mat Portrait Archive

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

    Sai Bot is the brainchild of Swiss artist Tobias Gutmann, who, in a poetic gesture, has taught an artificial intelligence to draw. The AI is fed with thousands of portrait drawings that Tobias Gutmann has created around the world since 2012 with his Face-o-mat project. From this data set, Sai Bot learns the formal language and repertoire of the portraits and can create its own new combinations from them.

    Dr. Marlene Wenger, Curator HEK, Basel

    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    The Face-o-mat community brings people together to experience portrait drawing as a shared, mindful practice. In workshops, participants draw each other using the Face-o-mat Method, guided by specially designed tools and a supportive framework that encourages presence and flow. An accompanying app provides educational material, step-by-step guidance, and tips for entering the Face-o-mat state of mind. Participants can also document their portraits and experiences, creating a visual record of connection and discovery that extends beyond the workshop.

    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Sai Bot, 2024, Misk Art Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Face-o-mat by Tobias Gutmann, Misk At Institute, Riyadh Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai BotFace-o-mat

    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Sai Bot, 2024
    Misk Art Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai BotFace-o-mat

    Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024 
    Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Face-o-mat Hermès
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai BotFace-o-mat

    Face-o-mat performance, 2014-2019
    Hermès Paris, International

    2013-2018 Face-o-mat Centre Pompidou, Art Central Hong Kong, Mudam Luxembourg, Papua New Guinea
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai BotFace-o-mat

    Face-o-mat performance, 2013-2019
    Centre Pompidou Paris, Art Central Hong Kong, Mindpark Shenzhen and more...

    «I can do that too!» says the AI, 2023, Underdogs Gallery, Lisbon.
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai BotFace-o-mat

    «I can do that too!» says the AI, 2023
    solo show, Underdogs Gallery, Lisbon

    Nomination for the Swiss Design Awards, Basel
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai BotFace-o-mat

    2014 / 2015 / 2018 / 2022
    Swiss Design Awards, Basel

    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Sai Bot, 2022, Barbara Seiler at schwarzescafé, Löwenbräu Kunst, Zurich
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai BotFace-o-mat

    Tobias Gutmann & Sai Bot, 2022
    solo show, schwarzescafé, Löwenbräu Kunst, Zurich

    Tobias Gutmann und Sai Bot, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Kunstsammlung, Berne
    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai BotFace-o-mat

    Tobias – Sai Bot, 2023 
    solo show, Mobiliar Kunstsammlung, Berne

    Face-o-mat is a portrait drawing project by artist Tobias Gutmann, a universe of mindful encounters that reach beyond surface differences. Through his ongoing Face-o-mat practice, Tobias has so far created over 5,500 portraits, using drawing as a ritual to see past appearances and capture the resonance of a person. 

    Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2018, ink on paper, XiChong, Shenzhen 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
    Face-o-mat Portrait by Tobias Gutmann, Misk At Institute, Riyadh Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat Portrait by Tobias Gutmann, Misk At Institute, Riyadh Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat Portrait by Tobias Gutmann, Misk At Institute, Riyadh Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    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, 2024, ink on paper, 22x16 cm, Ithra Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 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, 2024, ink on paper, 22x16 cm, Ithra Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2017, ink on paper, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 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
    Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2018, ink on paper, XiChong, Shenzhen Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2017, ink on paper, Munich Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2015, ink on paper, Paris Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
    Face-o-mat portrait - Tobias Gutmann, 2015, ink on paper, Paris Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot
  • Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann & Sai Bot, Installation view, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat performance – Tobias Gutmann, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Face-o-mat Tobias Gutmann & Face-o-mat Atelier, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat workshop – Tobias Gutmann, 2024, Ithra Museum, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat performance – Sai Bot, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat – Sai Bot, Installation view, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

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

    Face-o-mat performance, Sai Bot, 2024, Misk Art Institute, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann & Sai Bot, Installation view, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat workshop, 2022/2023, Mobiliar Art collection, Berne 

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann & workshop, Installation view, 2018, XiChong, China

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat workshop, 2015, Wamangu, Papua New Guinea

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot

    Face-o-mat – Tobias Gutmann, Installation view, 2018, Hermès, Palo Alto

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

    Face-o-mat, Tobias Gutmann, Melbourne, 2015

    Tobias Gutmann - Face-o-mat / Sai Bot