I AM NOT AN ORACLE

Lees in het Nederlands

How do we organize the world around us? And more importantly: what does that do to us? The IMPAKT Exhibition: I AM NOT AN ORACLE, curated by Ine Gevers, is an interactive journey through nine artworks that reflect on the major systems structuring our existence – identity, biology, economy, colonialism, climate, technology, religion, and politics.

To make sense of a complex world, we rely on systems. They create order and make coexistence possible. But what was once meant as a helpful tool has quietly begun to shape our reality. I AM NOT AN ORACLE does not claim to reveal the truth, but instead invites you to question the big systems – and your own assumptions – through art installations that serve as playful, sometimes confronting mirrors. Visitors move through the exhibition like players in a game, each installation offering its own perspective and challenging you to look at the world – and yourself – with fresh eyes.

Humor, poetry, play, and imagination help unravel the structures that define our lives. At times this may provoke, at others it may liberate – always with the aim of sparking critical thought and creativity. In doing so, the exhibition reveals how deeply systems shape our self-image, and how we might regain control. The realization of how filtered and pre-shaped our world truly is, becomes both powerful and deeply personal. By the time you leave the exhibition, you might no longer be the same person who entered.