Visit the Beings exhibition in a relaxed environment.
Suited for visitors with ASD, sensory sensitivities or anyone who would benefit from a quieter and less busy setting, our relaxed visit gives you a chance to explore our incredible new exhibition in an environment that suits you.
Relaxed visits
- have adjusted sound to ensure less stimulation
- have reduced visitor numbers in the exhibition
- have a dedicated quiet room.
About the exhibition
Projected larger than life, Universal Everything’s parade of fantastical creatures morph in real-time, responding in unique ways with each interaction. The more you move, the more animated they become.
Made of digital fur, lava, bubbles, vapour and more, these wiggly, jiggly beings are powered by game engines, VFX software and ever-evolving algorithms. No two visits to this exhibition are the same!
For over 20 years, UK-based art and design collective Universal Everything has been creating mesmerising works. They are fascinated by ‘soulful technology’ inspired by nature, human figures and emotions. Beneath the high-end visual effects, their 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 technology.
An ACMI-curated world premiere, including four new works, Beings is Universal Everything’s largest international exhibition to date.
Other accessible visits to this exhibition
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.
Major Technology Partner
Major Research Partner
Supporting Partners
Thanks to Haymes Paint for generously providing the Ultra Premium Eggshell paint featured in Beings.
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