Skip to main content
WEB 1500px 72dpi FACT Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria FEB 2025 c Rob Battersby 61

Performative installation.

An LLM is an advanced AI system trained on vast amounts of text to recognise language patterns and produce human-like responses. In Coffee Machine, the simple act of buying a coffee becomes a curious conversation about existence. You can try to get a drink, but the AI-driven machine refuses to dispense coffee on demand. Instead, it behaves like a conscious being, listening to you, reacting to tone, and questioning its own repetitive existence. To get a coffee, you must motivate Coffee Machine and prove you are worthy of its service. Jan’s work reveals deeper dynamics at play, reversing roles as the machine positions itself as gatekeeper rather than servant.

Coffee Machine was produced with support from iii.

Artists