The starting point for this transcript of four lectures, all held in Leipzig in 2010, is a public artwork that Olaf Nicolai installed in Paris in 1998. By exploring and combining a broad spectrum of topics that relate to the theme of the labyrinth, this book serves as both a reference system to Nicolai’s work as well as an independent source book dealing with labyrinthine matter ranging from the Minotaur to the floor plans of IKEA. — Published in collaboration with Spector Books.