A prototype vending machine that dispenses free “absurdisms”, slips of paper featuring everything from fun facts to recipes to insults, to snap people out of their daily autopilot and encourage playful interaction with friends and strangers. |
Vending Machine Prototype
We placed the vending machine in a high-traffic corridor. Once passersbys are drawn in by the double take that this isn’t any regular vending machine, they press the machine’s button and recieve a piece of paper featuring an absurdism.
Absurdisms
The absurdisms feature anything from a vintage recipe questionably featuring gelatin to an illustration to a QR code linking to a random Wikipedia article.
Once people use the machine, the absurdism is theirs to keep, take photos of, and show their friends, paying forward the absurd and hopefully drawing more people towards the machine.
Process
©Sam Rauch 2024