Machine That Makes You Smile
May 2007
Plastic, aluminum, chain, electronics, motor, batteries, elastic, and thread
10”x 8”x 12”
Made in response to a friend in an unhappy marriage. When a switch is flipped up, the machine pulls the wearer’s lips up into a smile. The wearer remains smiling until the switch is turned down, allowing the mouth to relax. Eventually I would like to build more than one of these that employ radio waves instead of manual switches – when two wearers are in range of each other the machines will automatically make them smile at each other.
Last updated October 28, 2008
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