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AUTOMATED CONFESSIONAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Automation
- Fine Arts (General)
- Philosophy and Religion
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- automatic confession machine 1, record 1, English, automatic%20confession%20machine
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- automated confessional 1, record 1, English, automated%20confessional
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Like an ATM banking machine a kneeling penitent will use a keypad to enter both venial and mortal sins and will receive a print-out of the balance of required penance. The user confesses by selecting sins from a menu of the seven deadly sins and the 10 Commandments. 1, record 1, English, - automatic%20confession%20machine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Originally conceived as an artistic installation to be viewed in the art gallery. 1, record 1, English, - automatic%20confession%20machine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Automatisation et applications
- Beaux-arts (Généralités)
- Philosophie et religion
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- confessionnal automatique
1, record 1, French, confessionnal%20automatique
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Agenouillé sur le prie-dieu [...], le pénitent se trouve juste à bonne hauteur pour lire le message à l'écran : «Pardonnez-moi mon père, parce que j'ai péché.» Il appuie sur la touche «amen» du clavier, et c'est parti ! «De quand date la dernière confession ?» demande le confessionnal automatique avant de proposer un «menu» des sept péchés capitaux et des 10 commandements de Dieu. Le pécheur n'a plus qu'à sélectionner la touche correspondant à ses fautes, et répondre à la question «combien de fois ?» Les durs aveux terminés, l'ordinateur [...] donne son absolution et imprime un «relevé de pénitence» [...] 1, record 1, French, - confessionnal%20automatique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le confessionnal automatique n'est pour l'instant qu'une œuvre d'art conçue sur le modèle des guichets bancaires automatiques par Gregory Garvey, professeur d'art à l'Université Concordia, à Montréal. 1, record 1, French, - confessionnal%20automatique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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