{"id":1841,"date":"2026-02-09T14:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nayaricastillo.com\/?post_type=portfolio&p=1841"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:54:33","slug":"shrine-for-the-goddesses-of-transformation","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.nayaricastillo.com\/en\/portfolio\/shrine-for-the-goddesses-of-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrine for the goddesses of transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Partner Institutions:<\/strong> Hoke Werkhaus, Reagenz \u2014 Room for artistic experiments, GMPU Klagenfurt, and Institute of Spatial Design, Faculty of Architecture, TU Graz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding:<\/strong> In the framework of FWF-PEEK Simularr Project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Materials:<\/strong> wood structure, metal plates, printed material, text, sound, amplifiers, transducers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specific Location:<\/strong> Hoke Werkhaus Compound (https:\/\/www.hoke-werkhaus.at\/ )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the most recent investigations into relations with the non-visible and more-than-human connections, this project aims to call deities of transformation and longing on old knowledges. The shrine is a place for communication, aiming to give viewers the power to understand and visualize the qualities of other beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took over a fallen tree house in the forest compound and developed a site-specific intervention, a homage to the deities that rule mystical forest beings. I also transformed the incredible structure into a resonant one, allowing observers to hear a litany of shapeshifting spells as they walked through the forest. The recording was made by inviting 14 people from the surrounding village to whisper the poems\/spells, creating a choir of transformational wishes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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