Step into the world of Beings at ACMI – final week!
Don’t miss your last chance to immerse yourself in Beings, the groundbreaking exhibition by Universal Everything.
Move, dance, and play to interact with a vibrant array of larger-than-life digital creatures, each reacting uniquely to your movements. With ever-changing experiences powered by cutting-edge technology, no visit is the same!
As Universal Everything’s largest exhibition yet, it offers a rare glimpse into the creative process behind the mesmerising visuals. Catch it before it closes on Sunday 6 October!
Join us and become part of the art at Beings. Secure your tickets now.
Each visit is a unique adventure, perfect for kids and adults alike!
What to expect
Move, dance and play
Create your robotic reflection, make a vibrant ecosystem bloom or become one with your best pal – all with your body movements! Become the artist and artwork in Presence, Symbiosis and Future You.
See parades, crowds and catwalks
Be mesmerised by a procession of stomping, gliding, trotting and hopping creatures and characters. See them morph, create patterns and bloom into dazzling colours right before your eyes in Migrations, Kinfolk and Maison Autonome.
Go behind the scenes
It all starts with a single hand-drawn line. From humble sketchbooks to hi-tech screens, learn how the dazzling creatures and characters in Beings were created.
Take a seat at activity stations
Create your own curious being using shapes and layers inspired by the exhibition’s artworks.
Take the exhibition home with you
Gotta collect em’ all! Take your favourite Beings home with you by tapping your FREE Lens device on the display descriptions.
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.
20 years of life-affirming art
Learn Universal Everything's story so far and explore their artworks and collaborations, through ACMI-produced articles, videos and recordings.
Buy the book
What is Universal Everything? examines 24 of the studio’s most exciting projects, and includes sketches, essays, speculations and detailed listings of the studio’s numerous sources of inspiration. Every cover is unique.
Buy a copy of What Is Universal Everything? (Hardcover) in the ACMI Shop in person or online.
Major Technology Partner
Major Research Partner
Supporting Partners
Thanks to Haymes Paint for generously providing the Ultra Premium Eggshell paint featured in Beings.
Accessible visits to this exhibition
For Schools & Teachers
Plan your visit
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Stories & Ideas
Go on a multi-sensory odyssey. Explore essays, interviews, videos and more on screen-based art.