Written by art theorist Jack Burnham in 1968, System Aesthetics is a foundational text in understanding art through the lens of systems theory.
Burnham argued that the focus of contemporary art had shifted from creating fixed, physical objects to constructing dynamic systems — networks of information, behavior, and interaction.
He emphasized that a system itself could be the artwork: the process, the logic, and the relationships between parts were more significant than the finished form.
This perspective redefined art as an evolving, self-regulating structure, mirroring the complexity of technological and social systems.

Burnham’s idea that “the system itself is the artwork” directly connects to my project, The Useless Delivery Box.
My box functions as an autonomous system that endlessly begins and cancels its own process — a machine that operates perfectly yet achieves nothing.
Like Burnham’s concept, it is not the outcome that matters, but the structure, logic, and repetition of the system itself.
Through this lens, my project becomes a visual experiment in system aesthetics — revealing how automation and control can create both order and absurdity.