A machine where you can waste your time. There’s plenty to do, but nothing productive.

The Do Nothing Machine is a device designed to help you waste time. From the outside, it has an industrial appearance with a heavy, dark structure and chimneys puffing out plumes of smoke. But climb one of the stairs and have a peek, you discover a sweet explosion of color in an illustration that comes to live. In three brigtly colourful worlds, marbles roll through intricate tracks, carousels spin cheerfully, and all around you, there are movements and sounds inviting you to join in this joyful chaos. The contrast between the exterior and interior of the machine highlights the delightful futility of being unproductive.

Duration : continuous 4 or 5 hours (or more days)

Suitable for : outside and inside

Age : all

Language : visual installation, no text

Minimum total area : 3.5m x 2m

NB: The biggest form is 0.70cm wide and has to fit all doors.