In The Oracle Surface, the participant, wearing an HMD, interacts with an AI waiter and points to a menu to place an order. Physically, the “menu” is a mirror. Through the HMD, it appears as a digital interface, but to outside observers, the participant seems to be staring into a mirror, changing facial expressions in strange ways. This gap between internal perception and external appearance creates humorous tension, exposing how acts of “choice” may appear absurd when viewed from the outside.
The Oracle Surface / Aritomi Haku, Nisio Takuma, Komai Hiroki, Ono Nagisa, Koyama Iroha, Tabuchi Fumiya, Nada Ryota, Fujino Koharu, Kinoshita Emiri, Kitano Ayumu, Kubota Kenji, Ando Hideyuki - Photo: Osaka University of Arts
Exhibit
The Oracle Surface
Aritomi Haku (JP), Nisio Takuma (JP), Komai Hiroki (JP), Ono Nagisa (JP), Koyama Iroha (JP), Tabuchi Fumiya (JP), Nada Ryota (JP), Fujino Koharu (JP), Kinoshita Emiri (JP), Kitano Ayumu (JP), Kubota Kenji (JP), Ando Hideyuki (JP)
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