We painted the picture of control as a part of our meaningless fight against death; our fight for survival and hope for thriving.  From a biological point of view, the perception of control ensures our psychosocial functioning as well as physical health. If we would not believe we are in control of our lives, we wouldn't have any incentive to carry on and face the challenges of survival [2]. In other words, the idea of not being in control is detrimental to our existence. This is why beings are willing to go to great lenghts to obtain it, for instance by engaging in maladaptive behaviours for self and others.

With the preceding argument in mind, we can discuss the art installation titled "Sisyphus", which centers two types of creatures exerting control: the robot in the center, exerting control in the form of destruction and power over others, and the smaller robots scattered around the surface, exerting control in the form of resistance and resilience. In this configuration, the central robot embodies the maladaptive authoritarian response to lack of control, dominating its environment as a response to its internal fear and anxiety, whereas the smaller robots represent the "respectable" manner of exerting control through resistence and righteous action over their environment. These facades of control are in juxtaposition showcasing control as a means for destruction vs creation. 

What we can learn from this context is that ultimately, our biological fight for control may ultimately be futile, a perpetual effort to distract us from the inevitable arrival of death.

I imagine a room with a small decomposed/disassembled creature in the corner that tries to control its audience by instructing them to help with its re-building through movements, subtle cues, lights, etc. The creature's goal is to make the audience cooperate with it in order to be rebuild. If the audience does not engage the way the creature envisions or tries to walk away, it will shift strategies, using manipulative behaviours to coerce them into participation (whining, shivering, etc). Once rebuilt, the creature's form will expand, becoming imposing. In the position of power, the creature will begin belittling, screaming and disrespecting the audience, revealing the dangerous side of control in power over its environment.