Remeis per l’esperit o l’extinció de les preocupacions per influència de les passions en l’organisme, és el nom d’una màquina expenedora de productes higiènics suposadament curatius.
Estan emmagatzemats en petits pots de vidre i contenen barreges de productes d’ús quotidià que es poden adquirir al supermercat.
Cadascun dels pots te imprès el nom de les malalties d’esperit que hauran de refer l’equilibri anímic desorientat: els noms de les diferents afeccions estan extrets de documents de medicina del s.XIX.
Quan hom posa una moneda i selecciona el número d’un dels pots de colors, l’atzar decideix el tipus de remei adequat a cada client. La màquina va formar part del MIAU Mostra Internacional d’Art Urbà de Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, el 2009.
Remedies for the soul or the Worry Extinctor thanks to the influence of passions on the organism, is the name of a vending machine of supposedly curative hygiene products. They are stored in small glass jars and contain mixtures of everyday products that can be purchased at the supermarket. Each of the little jars is labelled with the names of different ailments taken from medical treatises from the 19th Century.
By placing a coin and selecting the number of one of the colored jars, chance decides the type of remedy suitable for each client.
The machine it was showed at MIAU Mostra Internacional d’Art Urbà, in Caldes de Montbui, Barcelona, 2009. Caldes de Montbui is a thermal village with a long lasting tradition of spa.


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Opression of the soul Boiling of the blook Tired spirt Anguish and worry Irritable behaviour Anxiety Hypochondria Affliction Mental block Nervous exhaustion Apathy Weak nerves Over exitability Weak nerves Insufferable ardour Afliction of the soul Irritation and ulcers Disorientated animic balance Melancholy Affective incontinence Over Jealousy |
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