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Pearl play
Interactive sculptural object
2026
Pearl Extraction Game explores the intersections of play, value, and collective action. Inspired by the process of cultivating pearls, a material often found in jewelry and tourist souvenirs. the work transforms a found string of cultured pearls into a participatory game.
Players engage with swing-like structures, moving beads into small openings in a tactile installation inspired by hand-operated children’s games, referencing both the mechanics of play and the gamification of economic systems, from board games to postcolonial business strategies.
Players engage with swing-like structures, moving beads into small openings in a tactile installation inspired by hand-operated children’s games, referencing both the mechanics of play and the gamification of economic systems, from board games to postcolonial business strategies.