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Automatic absolution dispenser

By  David Kemp 2006

David Kemp

Dimensions
2,100cm x 1,030cm x 380cm

One of a series of religious icons altars and relics made from electrical and computer components, satirising contemporary attitudes to technology and religion. On approaching the piece a 'geneflector detector' switches on the electric candles, the machine is now ready to dispense absolution.
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