Four Worlds Tarot
Four Worlds is a collaborative art project led by New Zealand artist Julia Morison. Morison has a longstanding interest in tarot and its connection with the Sephirotic Tree, a recurrent structure in her practice since the late 1970s. In 2023–24, Morison worked closely with Dr. Anna Smith—academic and tarot reader—to develop her own tarot deck, digitally illustrating all 78 cards. Alice Bonifant and Harriette Herlund joined Morison and Smith in bringing the cards to life, creating a first edition of 100 decks in 2024.

The cards not only inform and reflect Morison’s practice, but have shaped the way the Four Worlds project has evolved. Throughout its development, the collaborators have used the cards to guide creative decisions. By hosting public readings, Four Worlds extends this process to audiences, offering space for reflection on questions—creative or otherwise—within the heightened context of an art fair. The act is both intimate and disarming, creating an exchange where vulnerability and agency meet, and where the interaction between reader and participant becomes part of the artwork.