The lungs of the shell

MONDÁS is a board game based on social discourse, which can also be regarded as a miniature model of our societal structure. The game not only comments on reality but activates its underlying mechanisms.

The gameplay starts from the center and can be won in any direction. This structure reflects the idea that there is no single exact goal; the choice of direction, tools, and principles shapes the outcome. Yet the starting point is not neutral either. At the beginning, a dice-rolling automaton with dice of different sizes determines each player’s initial possibilities. This mechanism serves as a metaphor for social determination.

Throughout the game, participants engage with social issues. MONDÁS cards raise questions such as the functioning of an ideal tax system, the position of young people in the labor market, or the ethics of advertising. The validity of responses is not measured against an objective standard but is based on consensus among players. Decisions thus become a collective act, and the game transforms into a performative space that encourages democratic discourse.

A key element of the system is the FATE card, which generates unexpected advantages or setbacks. These interventions evoke experiences of structural privilege and vulnerability simultaneously, while continuously undermining the illusion of individual control.

MONDÁS is not merely about winning. The gameplay explores how a person changes when they compromise their principles in pursuit of their goals. Participants not only create new societal models but also experience their own moral flexibility. In this way, the game becomes simultaneously a social simulation, a communal dialogue, and an ethical experiment.

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This project wanted to bring to life the universe of the 22 major arcana tarot decks, creating a sacred space. The installation consisted of 20 wall-mounted decks, with the Fool and World cards, the cyclically changing endpoints of the hero’s journey, installed as the gateway to this space. The World card was the metaphorical sun of the installation with its stained glass, and the Fool card was a fortune teller built into a painted cradle, with the cards I designed, so that the seeker could also receive personal guidance on his journey. My love composed music for the installation in which the hero lives this mythical adventure from card to card, over lifetimes.

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