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Inside the cabin, visitors watch as wooden mechanical automatons move on a circular structure under a tent-shaped roof.

Author

Geert Hautekiet

Summary

The Automata Carrousel is a large-format installation where you can admire 12 automatons: mechanical machines created with recycled wood.

The spectator is given a token with which he can open the window of his own compartment (like in a peep show).

From there, several automatons can be seen on a slowly rotating carousel that the viewer can bring to life with a handle.

Age: For the whole family

Experience duration: 10 min

Capacity: 40 people

One of the automata in the "Automata Carrusel" installation shows a chicken falling while throwing an egg.

Carousel Automaton

A woman plays with one of the carousel automatons. The view is from inside the facility.
A booth with a rusty pattern, labeled *Automata Carousel*, stands in a busy square, with children looking inside and people walking by.
A woman in a motorized wheelchair, wearing a straw hat and holding her child on her lap, looks through a small window into a rusty-patterned cabin in the bright sunlight. Inside, are the facility's automatons.
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