Such random events from the microscopic to the macroscopic permeate the texture of our universe. Cybernetics is the study of the guidance and control systems we design for our machines. Even with our most sophisticated guidance and control systems our machines intermittently fail - they crash, self destruct or even turn on us. This leads us to the ultimate decider but its use is recommended only for the theater. The circuit, for each work, is crafted with diodes, transistors, capacitors, neon lamps, copper wire, solder, and one 'single pole' input switch.
Power supply is household current.
The circuit is mounted symbolically within the context of a structure designed by the artist to evoke the meanings associated with each specialized machine. He saw the paradox betweeen the relief of human drudgery through the use of robots and the dehumanization of life that came with it.