The Oracle from Lahore
16.05-30.06.2025
A Ritual Performance by Evalajka Pervin
FOYERcotemporary x LakeHouse
Art Matter Festival 2025
Step into the sacred. The Oracle from Lahore is a live ritual performance by artist Evalajka Pervin, weaving together ancestral lineage, trance states, and audience encounter.
Inspired by ancient Eastern oracles—from Delphi to the subcontinent—this piece honours a female lineage rooted in what is now Pakistan, a land once united in spiritual and cultural practice. The oracle appears as a liminal figure: outside of ordinary time, yet intimately connected to communal desire and healing.
Visitors are invited to approach the oracle with questions. A thread is tied to their wrist—binding intention into a growing web of ritual and presence in the space.
Performed in a state of trance, the oracle speaks in tongues, guided by breath, intuition, and sacred preparation. The ritual involves purification, incense, prayer, and sensory immersion, creating a space for personal inquiry, spiritual exchange, and transformation.
