(Q – ??: in the end we have to be as simple as possible since it has not created a false trail?)
MB : Exactly. We are often at levels of elaboration to the nth degree which far exceed the intellectual and mental capacities of a Max Valentin, that’s clear.
(Q – Nabil: could we say that we have to be simple but that everyone is wrong because we fall into a trap, quite simple of course )
MB : Just with the tone you use the subject becomes thorny [laughs] we are attacking the cliff…The pitfalls are not insurmountable but what is certain is that there was a tricky desire on the part of Regis Hauser. He chose words conducive to various interpretations, sometimes more than 2...and we can start to go a little crazy if we start with just the words. But in terms of research there is no possibility of following a lead if we mess up, we inevitably arrive at a moment where we say to ourselves it's not possible, it doesn't add up.
(Q – Gringos: so you differentiate between a trap and a false trail? When you talk about a false trail, are you referring to the progression of the duration of the puzzles?)
MB : Totally. That doesn't exist. He set the traps and set the researchers up for exactly the wrong leads. It was the owls who made Max Valentin. He said to himself, it’s great, they bring me all the material I need, I’ll take it. It is organized looting carried out by the hand of a master. Even I took years to realize it, I still told myself he's crazy, then I couldn't follow, no access to Minitel, I didn't know what was happening and then for many reasons I was absent from all that.
MB : Exactly. We are often at levels of elaboration to the nth degree which far exceed the intellectual and mental capacities of a Max Valentin, that’s clear.
(Q – Nabil: could we say that we have to be simple but that everyone is wrong because we fall into a trap, quite simple of course )
MB : Just with the tone you use the subject becomes thorny [laughs] we are attacking the cliff…The pitfalls are not insurmountable but what is certain is that there was a tricky desire on the part of Regis Hauser. He chose words conducive to various interpretations, sometimes more than 2...and we can start to go a little crazy if we start with just the words. But in terms of research there is no possibility of following a lead if we mess up, we inevitably arrive at a moment where we say to ourselves it's not possible, it doesn't add up.
(Q – Gringos: so you differentiate between a trap and a false trail? When you talk about a false trail, are you referring to the progression of the duration of the puzzles?)
MB : Totally. That doesn't exist. He set the traps and set the researchers up for exactly the wrong leads. It was the owls who made Max Valentin. He said to himself, it’s great, they bring me all the material I need, I’ll take it. It is organized looting carried out by the hand of a master. Even I took years to realize it, I still told myself he's crazy, then I couldn't follow, no access to Minitel, I didn't know what was happening and then for many reasons I was absent from all that.