Perpétuité I, Metaphysical Machines

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The concept of the loop is seminal in computer programming, and probably one of the most emblematic to the history of industrial automation. In “Perpétuité I,Felix Luque Sanchez built a mechatronic system in a loop in which one machine precisely draws the infinity symbol (∞) and another erases it at the same rate, making completion impossible. This paradoxical infinite loop is based on a perfect symbiosis. The metaphysical machines express visions, from the contemplative, never fulfilled need for infinity, to the disturbing scenario of a world without people, who nevertheless continue to function through machines. Luque Sanchez has constructed metaphysical machines throughout his career as an artist, and this work is part of a series in which there is a sense of disorientation in the face of machinic complexity. (photo credit: Grégoire Édouard)

 

Felix Luque Sanchez – Perpétuité I