Scallop Eyes is an interactive card game that seeks to reimagine the way we experience art spaces. Housed in a compact deck of 52 cards, Scallop Eyes fits into your pocket and carries the potential to disrupt conventional art-viewing practices. The first version designed in 2022 only had 48 cards. The second version designed in 2025 has 52 cards. The game is available both in french and english. The first distribution point is at the museum of fine art in Montreal and some cities like Candiac, saint-jean-sur-richelieu, and brossard in Canada have used it in summer camps, for special exhibitions, and made the game available in public librairies. 

Purpose

Art spaces like galleries and museums often cultivate an aura of reverence, one that can feel rigid, clinical, and distant. Visitors shuffle quietly, hands clasped behind their backs, observing artworks from a calculated distance. While this etiquette is intended to preserve and protect, it builds a barrier between the viewer and the art, a code of conduct.

How It Works

Each of the 52 cards in the Scallop Eyes deck contains an instruction designed to find new ways of engaging with art and the space around it. Players draw cards and follow the prompts, which could involve physical movement, emotional reflection, or dialogue. 

Where to Play

Scallop Eyes is designed specifically for art spaces but can be adapted to other environments where traditional behavior feels limiting.