The Law of the unforeseen

Metal and Electronic System, 20*55*15 cm, 2025

A kinetic installation consisting of a metal triple pendulum, a motorized arm, and an electromagnet. The triple pendulum is a deterministic system operating according to fixed physical laws, yet it is practically unpredictable due to its extreme sensitivity to initial conditions (the "butterfly effect"). The piece demonstrates a cyclic cycle of existence: the resting state represents "death" or thermodynamic equilibrium, while the motorized arm and electromagnet act as "external agents" injecting vital energy and information back into the system, thereby forcing it back into a state of instability and drama.

The work challenges the classical mechanistic view (such as "Laplace's Demon"), which posits that perfect knowledge of the laws of nature allows for perfect prediction of the future; it presents the unexpected as an essential and inevitable part of reality. Inspired by physicist Hans-Peter Dürr, who argued that "matter is not made of matter" but of relations and potentiality, the electromagnet appears as an "invisible force"—an expression of consciousness or non-material information that breathes life into the dormant mechanics. The chaotic motion of the pendulum becomes a metaphor for natural complexity: a system "on the edge of chaos," where infinite movement richness, reminiscent of the flow of life itself, arises from simple laws.