‘DO YOU SEE YOURSELF CLEARLY?’ 2022 Installation with sound 20-03-2017 21-12-2016 06-02-2016 by Vanessa Amara stoneware, glaze, bronze, epoxy, crystals, quartz The imagery was originally designed to reflect important aspects of the real world that the players lived in. From Mamluk play cards, to “tarocchi appropriati,” in which players were dealt random cards and used thematic associations with these cards to write poetic verses about one another, to A.E Waite who implemented the esoteric mysticism on to his deck. The tarot can often speak in broad, timeless, universal statements about our place in the world. Divination cards offer a way to project certain ideas, whether subconscious or not, and to toy with potential outcomes for important decisions. It creates a chance for perspective-taking, so that we can improve our presence in this world