Hélène Fauquet presents her exhibition "Walrus" at Public Domain Operating System in Hedehusene, Denmark. The show engages with the concept of cybernetics, a field that emerged in the 1940s in the U.S. and was defined by Norbert Wiener as "the science of control and regulation." Fauquet's work critically examines the authoritarian implications of applying the term "control" to societal models.
The exhibition matters because it brings a critical, artistic perspective to a scientific and philosophical concept that has deeply influenced modern technology and governance. By interrogating cybernetics through visual art, Fauquet invites viewers to reconsider the power structures embedded in systems of control and regulation, making a timely contribution to discussions about technology, authority, and society.