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A contemporary mystery rite disguised as art — for those ready to leave behind the mask.
21st-Century
Mystery Rite
reflection
you are an initiate of the Oracle at Delphi chosen to perceive what others cannot. Like the sacred portals of birth and death, your initiation can only be experienced alone.
A rite once cloaked in secrecy, now translated into signal, screen, and skin. Once held in hidden temples and moonlit groves, this contemporary mystery rite was reserved only for the elite in ancient times. Now, the Hall of Reflection is offering the secrets of its ritual to the modern seeker for the first time:
Merging sacred architecture, secret religious rites, and cutting-edge technology, this immersive art experience invites mystai to witness themselves through the mirror of identity, culture, and collective humanity.
Mystai — initiates of the mystery cults, religious sects, and sacred mysteries of the ancient mediterranean.
Clothed in ceremonial garments, each initiate walks alone through a gilded hallway where nothing is quite what it seems.
In each mirror: not their reflection, but an echo.
Mythic beings, prophets, goddesses, revolutionaries, and dreamers — avatars drawn from humanity’s vast archive — respond to their presence in real time.
No two journeys are alike. By divine chance, each initiate receives their own sequence, their own constellation of reflections.
This is not a passive display. It’s a living embodiment. To deepen the experience, some conclude with a sacred scroll — a list of the figures seen. A reminder of who we are and who we might become.
Before anything else, Reflection is an invitation:
To feel awe.
To remember your place in something greater.
To know thyself.
Above the entrance:
read the inscription,
Know Thyself.
Visitors begin in a softly lit, ceremonial lobby lined with cubbies and changing rooms. There, they are given ceremonial garments — motion-capture suits veiled beneath flowing ritual robes — so that every gesture might be captured and returned to them. Staff offer instructions with reverence, preparing each participant for their solitary initiation.
From the lobby, participants enter the Hall of Reflection — a transitional corridor containing the main art installation — reminiscent of the legendary Hall of Mirrors from the Palace of Versailles. Once designed to reflect the ornate pride of a king fashioned as a sun god in colonial-era France, this modern corridor reclaims the aesthetic of one of my ancestral legacies in order to celebrate something deeper: the beauty and dignity of every culture, body, and soul.
Instead of reflecting power over others, these mirrors reflect the power within, inviting guests into a new kind of ceremony — one that sees humanity not as something to conquer, but as something to cherish.
Lined with ornate baroque-style mirrors — in truth, interactive display screens — the Hall of Reflection surrounds each initiate with sacred imagery from across cultures: the Sun and Moon, Shiva and Shakti, a winged Isis, cherubs cradling a crown, a Native American headdress flanked by the wings of an eagle. These frames blend myth and symbol in a shared visual language that honors archetypes across time.
Overhead, a reinterpreted ceiling mural inspired by the Salon d’Hercule reclaims classical grandeur. Rather than gods of empire and conquest, it depicts a divine chorus of humanity in every shade — celebrating racial and cultural diversity as sacred. The mural reframes the Greco-Roman legacy and European power motifs into a new mythology: one of shared spiritual inheritance, inner reflection, and cultural reverence.
Reflection was first conceived around October 2020, as documented in personal diary entries, and later proposed to the LACMA Art + Tech Lab in February 2021. Submitted as a socially-distanced art installation during the pandemic, it was proposed in response to their theme of “inspiring dialogue on the relationship between technology and culture.”
Mirror Frame Inspiration
enhance the experience with a
Sacred Scroll.
At the end of the hallway, some visitors may choose to receive a Sacred Scroll — a beautifully printed memento listing the names and life stories of the avatars they encountered. This scroll goes beyond souvenir — to a map of the soul or a legacy artifact. A mirror into archetypes that chose you by divine chance — mythic, revolutionary, spiritual, ancestral. It would be an optional add-on for individuals, or part of elevated ticket tiers, VIP packages, and corporate offerings.
For institutions, the Sacred Scroll opens an entirely new dimension: they may commission custom avatars to honor founders, legacy figures, or visionary leaders — allowing those individuals to live on as part of the experience.
Imagine a nonprofit founder reflected unexpectedly into a visitor’s path — a moment of revelation or inspiration — their story now part of the collective mythos. As the experience travels or finds a home within a permanent temple, these commissioned avatars and scrolls become a way to offer lasting presence, reverence, and philosophical continuity.
To serve venues with different capacities, Reflection can be designed for both permanence and portability.
The full Greek-temple installation offers the most profound symbolic and spatial impact, immersing participants in a complete architectural rite. This version is modular and engineered for touring: easily dismantled, shipped, and reassembled for exhibitions around the world. Its structure allows it to move gracefully between international art venues, biennales, cultural institutions, and spiritual festivals.
For smaller or adaptive venues, a draped configuration can offer a lightweight, room-scale alternative. Custom-designed, reusable fabrics recreate the aesthetic and ceremonial continuity of the full experience. Mirror-monitor elements remain bespoke and high-quality, preserving the integrity of the journey. This scalable format is the most cost-effective solution, making Reflection accessible to a broader array of hosts while retaining its emotional resonance.
In time, I envision Reflection finding a permanent home — a dedicated space where the experience can live on instead of concluding after its travels. This space would contribute to a larger plan: an immersive art museum emphasizing real, embodied engagement with art and environment, distinct from today’s digital-focused immersive offerings. I may share this broader project publicly one day, securing Reflection a meaningful place within an evolving artistic landscape.
Invest in Reflection
Reflection is more than an art installation — it’s a sacred, scalable Rite of Passage designed for global audiences. Now welcoming aligned investors, cultural partners, and visionary institutions ready to bring this experience to life.
Perfect for debut at cultural biennales, world expos, or as a signature centerpiece for forward-thinking museums and foundations.
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