wheel of telefortune

arcade oracle, 2019 - now

200 x 60 x 60

ingredients: rebuild funfair machine, screen, arduino, button, plexiglass, sticker, neon lights, computer

predicts your future behavior and presents this in a unique horoscope . , ,

just as spirituality and astrology decipher mathematical patterns in the cosmos .. the algorithm can be viewed as a contemporary tool for navigating the unknown. the wheel of telefortune bridges these worlds, offering a reflection on how ancient practices and modern technology intertwine in the search for meaning.
this makes the wheel of telefortune a digital fortune-telling machine, a cross-generational fusion of old and new technologies

… insert a token, press the button when the arrow points to the icon that feels right, and let the algorithm divine a personal message. each fortune is calculated from an evolving database, merging human intuition with digital logic. there are hundreds of thousands possible outcomes !

project icw: ymer marinus
revised icw: roos groothuizen

currently on show: chroniques biennale marseille until january 17th 2025

now on show: model collapse at tetem > feb 23 2025 now on show: museum is closed at fluor > dec 17 2024 now on show: petrified_diffusion at de aanschouw > dec 19 2024 now on show: wheel of telefortune at chroniques biennale > jan 19 2025 now on show: archive.dweller at centraal museum > dec 2026

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wheel of telefortune

predicts your future behavior and presents this in a unique horoscope . , ,

… insert a token, press the button when the arrow points to the icon that feels right, and let the algorithm divine a personal message. each fortune is calculated from an evolving database, merging human intuition with digital logic. there are hundreds of thousands possible outcomes !

now on show: model collapse at tetem > feb 23 2025 now on show: museum is closed at fluor > dec 17 2024 now on show: petrified_diffusion at de aanschouw > dec 19 2024 now on show: wheel of telefortune at chroniques biennale > jan 19 2025 now on show: archive.dweller at centraal museum > dec 2026

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wheel of telefortune

predicts your future behavior and presents this in a unique horoscope . , ,

… insert a token, press the button when the arrow points to the icon that feels right, and let the algorithm divine a personal message. each fortune is calculated from an evolving database, merging human intuition with digital logic. there are hundreds of thousands possible outcomes !

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