MaxD + ADOAPT

The Diploma Project was inspired by Heinz von Foersters description of Maxwells Demon as the patron of Cybernetics. The “Demon” in Maxwells Experiment regulates a system and by doing so regulates what we may or can know about its own and the systems Nature. The Demon in this project lets the visitors interact with the system which unveils in different ways depending on the visitors’ engagement.
The visitor was given the Code for D. Upon opening that element another code was revealed to her/him and so on. The Art-piece and the revelation of the Codes was organized so that there were 2 possible ways to reach the “last” element. Just one of the paths could solve the riddle presented upon opening the last element.

Pictures by Jorit Aust.