The piece forced the viewer to acknowledge the infrastructure. You couldn't just enjoy the light show; the "Zipper" forced you to look down at the "Switch Base," to see the wiring, the logic, and the messy reality that makes the magic happen.
The art purists were more interested in the physical sensation. They touched the aluminum teeth. They walked through the archway multiple times, trying to "break" the code, running fast to see the red flicker error state we had left in as an Easter egg.
: Ensuring your console has custom firmware (CFW) like Atmosphere .