The maze

Interior corridor

Moody shot, this is what it feels like to be inside the maze

Mechanism close-up

North and his Max patch

Stairs leading up to the maze, noting the wires, etc underneath

North working hard underneath the maze

Teleo Modules used to control the maze

InterMap
by North Pitney
2000-2003

Project Description:
InterMap is a 1:1 scale model of an interactive maze. This prototype, built of hardware scraps and lumberyard detritus, is the first iteration of a childhood vision to design a human-scale navigable maze.

As the participant enters the space, overhead cameras track movement and relay the participant's co-ordinates to a computer program that activates the space by opening and closing a series of doors. The 11' x 13' space is thus rendered infinitely complex.

As the path changes before the participant, he or she is forced to re-evaluate their immediate relationship to changing space.

With this exercise, North explores the different ways people navigate space and at what threshold they lose their bearings.