Virtual Tarot explores the relationship between intuition, technology, and belief.The installation reimagines fortune-telling through the lens of artificial intelligence, where emotion becomes data and prediction becomes experience.

Inside a small black room, visitors draw three cards that represent past, present, and future, generated through a combination of facial recognition, language models, and AI-driven imagery.It reflects on how much we project meaning onto algorithms and how easily technology starts to feel like intuition.

PROCESS

The starting point was a research journey inspired by Atlas of AI, exploring themes like earth, data, labour, affect, and power. We noticed strong parallels between traditional divination and modern predictive systems, both offering emotional guidance through hidden mechanisms.

Through discussions and experiments, the project evolved from 8 Ball & Me into Virtual Tarot, shifting focus from randomness to emotional interpretation. The Major Arcana became our database, redefined through adjectives that describe human states of being rather than fate.

The installation took shape as a small “house of answers”, where a camera scans the visitor’s face and a projection reveals the corresponding cards.For the visual language, we tested different
AI image generators such as Midjourney, ComfyUI, and Recraft, eventually choosing a calm neon aesthetic that balanced mysticism and digital clarity.

OUTCOME

Inside the dark room, visitors place blank cards on the table and watch them transform into glowing interpretations. Each card carries its own atmosphere, blending human emotion and algorithmic prediction.
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Every reading feels personal, reacting to subtle changes in expression and mood.During the exhibition, visitors often stayed longer than expected.
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Some smiled, others seemed quietly moved, one person even said the card captured exactly what she was thinking.
These moments made the project feel alive, turning data and code into something that felt almost spiritual.