The Portal opened its doors in Monopol Berlin.
Professor Kaos had built a device to travel up the dimensions. He was working to convert this box into a portal machine to reach Dream World. The fact that none of the test subjects exited the device he considers a success!
Some humans were brave enough to voluntarily go through the dream machine prototype. The portal was defected and ended up spitting visitors out into a strange, dark space.... In this nightmarish world, visitors could interact with their fears and perhaps find a light of wisdom at the end of the journey, with a soft slide back into this dimension...
The Portal
Getting ready for the machine…
At the entrance you were greeted by Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, also known as number 1, number 2 and number 3. Nobody knows who was who, but we are all certain they were trying to help you get ready for the dangerous radioactive experience of the experimental portal.
Some say it was to be expected the portal would be defected. Who could trust those crazy engineers? As you exit the portal, it feels like you arrived in a nightmare…
After dark falls upon you and you carefully step into the tunnel, dimmed candle light and the voice of a child disrupts your mind. It is not your inner child that is sitting there, fearing the dark and craving your imagination. It takes you inside of yourself and you might find a path out of the uncomfortable dreams into the light.
In another area Gustav is found weeping in despair and shame. He invites you to dive deep into feelings we are usually unwilling to feel and you can explore your wisdom questioning how to transform the darkness into light.
After you face your first nightmares and as you are processing this darkness, you meet a wise oracle… A bright beautiful being who may answer a question and offer an insight into a topic you bring…
And as you come back into the world, a last Dreamling takes your hand and invites you to softly slide back into this dimension, taking a breath to integrate your experience and place your feet back on the Earth.
In The Portal team:
Dream Machine: Alex Kaos
The engineers 1, 2, 3: Alex Kaos, Sam Vale Markham, Pablo Villalba
Child: Leo Schramm
Gustav: Tobias Schiedermair
Oracle: Scarlett Flamingo
Last Dreamling: Kia Kali
Light and space design: Amin Shahsavar