Jung’s Oracle (2017)
Jung’s Oracle draws on Carl Jung’s theories of dream symbols and their capacity to reveal unconscious truths. A collection of found and repurposed objects formed a symbolic toolkit from which participants selected four “symbols” that resonated with them. They were then invited to respond through texts or drawings — recalling past dreams, imagining the dreams they wished to dream, or inventing new narratives.
Participants could also contribute their own objects, expanding the archive and transforming the installation into a collective repository of symbols. Once added, these objects took on new lives — their meaning shifting as they were chosen by others, reflecting how symbols never belong to one individual alone but circulate between people, cultures, and unconscious minds.
Through this process, the installation blurred boundaries between artwork, ritual, and divination: everyday things became talismans, play became a form of introspection, and memory became collective. Jung’s Oracle thus operated as both intimate encounter and shared dream archive — a living experiment in how personal and collective unconsciousness intertwine.