taïr almor: should i have kids?

artist info & virtual world themes

taïr almor is an artist and ceramicist with a background in industrial design, currently based in London. Almor’s work explores the intersections of traditional crafts with technology and industrial production.

The exhibition features selected works (a figurative 3D animation and recreations of ceramic vessels) from Almor’s Should I Have Kids?, a project that delves into the decision-making process surrounding motherhood, considering personal, cultural, and societal influences. Her approach to this research question is deeply personal, drawing from her own fears, doubts, and reservations.

The virtual world invites encounters with Almor’s explorations of reproductive decision-making, technologies, pregnancy surveillance, natalism, nationalism, heteronormativity, and cultural identity in Israeli context.

go to taïr almor’s website

contact: tairalmor@gmail.com

how to explore the virtual worlds:

Currently, the virtual worlds are most compatible with Chrome and Firefox browsers (the interactive elements may not work with Safari). The worlds are also only compatible with desktop/laptop devices currently.

Navigate the environments using the W, A, S, D keys (to move forward, left, back, and right, respectively). Use the mouse to turn and look around/up and down (like the navigation of a PC game).


Press the escape key to move your mouse outside
of the environment window.

Each virtual world contains audio elements.

To activate the artist audio stories and caption videos, “walk” up to the pink exhibition icons, and the audio/visual content will begin.

You can pause the interactive content by moving away from the area, then return and resume.

participatory prompts

  • What do you think would happen if you asked loved ones or strangers “should I have kids?”
    What kinds of ideologies or cultural values do you think would inform their responses?

  • If you were to conduct an extensive research project about your own reproductive decision-making, how would you begin, and where would you want your research journey to take you?

  • How are ideas about pregnancy and parenting tied to nationalism? integral to nationalism and nationalist movements? What are some consequences, and for whom? How do technologies enforce such consequences?

  • Research examples of reproductive/technological surveillance. Share you learned on the exhibition Discord or with friends.

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