Meet your synthetic self

Digital art and design collective, Universal Everything present their new installation, 'Future You'.

Installation photo from the Barbican's AI: More than Human exhibition, featuring Universal Everything's Future You. (2019/2019) by Barbican CentreBarbican Centre

Universal Everything's 'Future You'

Digital art and design collective Universal Everything will take over the Barbican’s main Silk Street entrance hall to create a new installation, Future You.

In Future You, you are faced with a unique reflection of your potential, synthetic self.

Concept rendering of 'Future You', 2018 by Universal Everything (2018/2018) by Universal EverythingBarbican Centre

Starting as a primitive form, it learns from your movements to adapt and evolve, suggesting an agile, superior version of you.

Concept rendering of 'Future You', 2018 by Universal Everything (2018/2018) by Universal EverythingBarbican Centre

The artwork evolves, creating a new visual response for each visitor.

Concept rendering of 'Future You', 2018 by Universal Everything (2018/2018) by Universal EverythingBarbican Centre

Large digital avatars mimic visitors’ movements onscreen. When the exhibition opens, the character begins in primitive, childlike form and evolves throughout the exhibition’s run, as it learns new ergonomic abilities.

Concept rendering of 'Future You', 2018 by Universal Everything (2018/2018) by Universal EverythingBarbican Centre

Installation photo from the Barbican's AI: More than Human exhibition, featuring Universal Everything's Future You. (2019/2019) by Barbican Centre and Universal EverythingBarbican Centre

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Universal Everything are a global collective of designers, animators, musicians and developers, exploring human expression and collaboration using emerging display technologies. They create video artworks for innovative structures, invent immersive multi-sensory experiences, and direct new forms of moving image for the screens of the future.

AI: More Than Human is a major exhibition exploring creative and scientific developments in AI, demonstrating its potential to revolutionise our lives. The exhibition takes place at the Barbican Centre, London from 16 May—26 Aug 2019.

Part of Life Rewired, our 2019 season exploring what it means to be human when technology is changing everything.

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