Move, dance and play in this interactive exhibition that will surprise and delight all ages.
Projected larger than life, Universal Everything’s parade of fantastic beings hypnotically morphs between forms and textures, from kaleidoscopic fur to molten lava, water molecules, and more. Once you’ve met the cast of colourful characters, you can jump, dance and play to bring them to life. The more you move, the more animated they become. Created from game engines, VFX software and ever-evolving algorithms, massive digital installations appear among generative artworks that grow and change in real-time, responding differently to each interaction so that no two visits are the same.
For over 20 years, UK based art and design collective Universal Everything has created vibrant experiences that mesmerise and enchant audiences. Fascinated by creating ‘soulful technology’, they're inspired by nature, human figures and emotions. Their work explores movement, form and colour to create a world of friendly, hyperreal beings. Beneath the high-end visual effects, the creative process begins with simple hand-drawn sketches. Displayed alongside the artworks for the first time, these drawings reveal the imagination and craft behind the innovation.
Long-time innovators, Universal Everything subvert cinematic CGI, physics simulations and real-time gaming graphics to create super-sized, life affirming artworks and experiences. An ACMI curated world premiere, including four new works, Beings is Universal Everything’s largest international exhibition to date.
About Universal Everything
Universal Everything (UE) is a collective of media artists, experience designers and future makers, established in 2004. Using digital screens as their canvas, the studio creates new forms of moving image, interaction and immersive spaces.
Joel Gethin Lewis in conversation
Talk | Fri 24 May 2024, 6–7pm
Universal Everything's Interactive Creative Director talks about transforming prototypes into reality and redrawing the future of design.
Thanks to Haymes Paint for generously providing the Ultra Premium Eggshell paint featured in Beings.
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Beings at ACMI: ‘Tribes’, Universal Everything, image courtesy of the artists.
Beings at ACMI: 'We Are All Unique', Universal Everything, commissioned by Hyundai Motorstudio Senayan Park, Jakarta, Indonesia, image courtesy of the artists.
Beings at ACMI: ‘Transfiguration’, Universal Everything, 2020, image courtesy of the artists.
Beings at ACMI: ‘Maison Autonome’, Universal Everything, image courtesy of the artists.