Pakui Hardware‘s presentation for the Bukhara Biennial 2025 explores Ibn Sina’s contributions to psychology and psychiatry, particularly his studies on melancholy and healing methods. It examines historical theories of black bile in relation to modern medical findings and contrasts traditional human-centered healing with contemporary AI-driven therapy. The Rakhimov family of ceramicists developed a proprietary black ceramic glaze that inspired the collaboration.

The multi-part installation features interconnected listening and healing spaces across two sites, the caravanserai and Rashid Madrassa, incorporating stainless steel tubing and organic ceramic sculptures that collect and emit sound. Visitors will share thoughts through hand-crafted ceramic listening devices that record and transform them into sound pieces that communicate across the two sites, with recordings deleted for privacy.

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