What is it?
This art-cade machine rewards the curious payer with a public-domain cat picture, shown in a flickering, projector-esque style, and one of a number of early recordings of cat-themed songs (including meowing).
Its lettering is my homage to the boardwalk classic, “Relax-a-Lator.”. I applied the lettering, scraped most of it off, reapplied it, scraped some off again, and finished the whole machine with chalk paint, aging wax, and matte polyurethane.
“Insert 25 Cents to Feel Something” is set in a vintage factory-floor steel enclosure and features a modified glass flashlight lens, LCD, and internal sound system. Its computerized coin acceptor is more modern than it appears, rejecting imitation quarters.
Press
- The Diamondback: "‘The Digital Landscape’ exhibit explores the digital, human relationship" (September 24, 2024)
- Stamp Gallery Blog: "Paying With Our Time, and From Our Wallets" (September 19, 2024)
