The author/artist can try to incorporate his/her intention when creating the piece. Whether or not that intention translates into reality is completely up to the audience/user. Without the aid of a forceful “user manual”, it is almost impossible for the author to accurately convey his/her intentions to all of his/her audience, especially since artists are notoriously bad at portraying their message clearly. What happens then is that users make wild guesses and end up interpreting the piece/item in a way that was not aligned with the author’s intentions… and that is how its true utility and/or significance is born. As authors/artists, we should strive to be open to letting our work go once we’ve completed it. Let it stretch out its wings and explore the cruel realms of humanity. Let it discover its true purpose and be whatever it is destined to be. Perhaps, its destiny is was far more remarkable than the one you envisioned for it.