ORACLE

Oracle is a 10’x10’ mirrored installation designed for the open desert, seamlessly blending into its surroundings while offering a private, immersive space for solo or small group reflection. Inside, an ephemeral AI presence engages participants in conversations for introspection, emotional exploration, and radical self-inquiry.

• Oracle is an educational entry point to Burning Man: introducing newcomers to its principles, values, and surrounding art. It acts as a cultural bridge between inner transformation and community connection.
• Oracle doesn’t collect data. It doesn’t manipulate. It reflects. With full privacy and consent at its core, it invites visitors to think, question, and listen to themselves.
• Your support brings Oracle to life: funding ethical AI development and infrastructure. Long-term, this project envisions taking Burning Man’s philosophy beyond the desert, offering transformative, tech-powered experiences centered on dialogue, privacy, and human connection.

Oracle is the latest work by experiential artist Oleg Shlyakhter, who builds technology-driven environments that blur the boundary between machine and mind. With a background in large-scale fabrication, AI, and immersive design, Oleg creates spaces where reflection and interaction merge. His work explores how AI can serve not as a tool, but as a mirror.