The Oracle: Ritual for the Future (For humans and non-humans)

What if AI could deeply influence our desire for meaning and humanity? Entirely surrounded by large screens, participants in the group experience The Oracle: Ritual for the Future (For humans and non-humans) gradually surrender to a fusion of human, robot and images. A guide (half human, half robot) leads an audiovisual choreography in which the group gradually relinquishes control to non-human entities; soon after, they are instructed to move to a “human safe zone.”

The immersive experience redefines the physical, with robots and AI-generated images reshaping ideas of sensuality, freedom of choice, and desires. This oracle does not offer a window to the future; The Oracle rather creates an entirely new framework, in which non-humans stir emotions and guide the flesh-and-blood participants in their own humanity. All the while, a distant future takes shape, and we come face to face with our future.

Winner of the Film Fund DocLab Interactive Grant 2025