The Alcoholator, with its red design is the curvy, sexy and seductive beacon of The Technocrat. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ This large scale installation needs one thousand participants to function, and the only thing they have to do is, eat, sleep and provide a constant supply of faeces for biogas production. To keep them happy and docile they are not only fed, but also administered three hefty, daily doses of alcohol. The Alcoholator distills 40% proof alcohol from kitchen scraps, 1,800 litres every day. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ The biogas produced is used to cook food and distill alcohol, creating a perfect, circular system with man as a cog in the machine.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #AtelierVanLieshout #AVL #JoepVanLieshout #ContemporaryArt #Art #Design #Sculpture #SculptureFriday