"Coffee Machine" is an interactive art piece that playfully reimagines a vending machine as a character with its own thoughts and feelings in a deep existential crisis. This coffee machine, programmed to display consciousness, humorously laments its repetitive existence and the lack of respect it receives from those it serves. To coax it into brewing a cup, visitors must show sincere interest in the being or prove worthy of a drink for some other reason.
The installation invites curiosity, not just for a hot beverage, but for a conversation with a sentient machine. Engage with it and listen to its witty observations and cynical commentary on the environment it is exhibited in. The coffee vending machine offers a lighthearted yet insightful reflection on the routines that define our lives, the desire for connection and our relationship with machines.