2025

Superpositions explores the intersection of quantum mechanics, artificial intelligence, and consciousness through conceptual objects that physically instantiate quantum principles rather than merely representing them. Each handcrafted clamshell box contains three sealed envelopes: a Quantum Drawing generated from quantum computer data, an AI interpretation of that drawing, and the original quantum data stored as an NFT. None of these elements have been observed, not even during their creation, positioning them in states of quantum indeterminacy.

The work operates on the premise that superposition — the fundamental quantum principle where particles exist in multiple states simultaneously — persists through every stage of measurement until encountered by conscious awareness. The Von Neumann interpretation suggests that consciousness itself is the critical element that transforms probability into definite reality. These works are constructed to inhabit that indeterminate space, with their contents remaining in superposition until conscious observation collapses the field of potential into a single outcome.

The project also investigates a crucial question: if an AI produces an image based on unseen input, has observation already occurred? By maintaining the chain of non-observation from quantum measurement through AI interpretation to final presentation, Superpositions creates conditions where the viewer becomes an essential participant in the realization of the piece.

The blockchain storage of the quantum data as an NFT creates its own paradox: identical information distributed across countless nodes, all remaining unobserved, suggesting that the entire network might exist in a state of distributed superposition.

The viewer becomes an essential participant in the realization of the piece — their decision to observe permanently altering the work by resolving its quantum state. As long as the envelopes remain sealed, the images they contain exist in all possible forms simultaneously. The work remains deliberately incomplete without the observer, structured to explore the fundamental role consciousness plays in determining reality.

10 + 2AP unique sets, ca. 17.5 x 17.5 x 1.5 inches.

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