NAME: Ava Sayaka Rosen

YEAR: 2021/ CHOSE-N

GENRE: Visual and interactive

TITLE: Taro :: Torah; Soul-Breath Tarot

DESCRIPTION: The first installment of a decolonized, more-than-human-centric earth-based tarot deck and guide inspired by coastal California ecology. Soul-Breath Tarot is designed to facilitate self-reflection, deepen spiritual connection with the world, and envision strategies for resilience amidst late-stage capitalism and climate crisis.

INSPIRED BY:

“YHVH SAID TO ABRAM, ‘GO FORTH FROM YOUR LAND, YOUR PLACE OF BIRTH, YOUR FATHER’S HOUSE TO THE LAND THAT I WILL SHOW YOU.” Genesis 12

“RABBI JACOB SON OF IDI SAID ‘ALL SOUL-BREATHS OF THE RIGHTEOUS HAVE BEEN CARVED FROM THE BEDROCK OF THE THRONE OF GLORY TO GUIDE THE BODY LIKE A FATHER GUIDING HIS SON. FOR WITHOUT THE SOUL-BREATH, THE BODY COULD NOT CONDUCT ITSELF, WOULD NOT BE AWARE OF THE WILL, COULD NOT ACTUALIZE THE WILL OF ITS CREATOR.’” Zohar, Abram, The Soul-Breath