By Emily Ward
Published October 10, 2022
Following critically-acclaimed exhibitions in the Venice Biennale of Architecture and the Barbican Centre, pioneering speculative design studio, Superflux, returns with a provocative look at the trends unfolding in the near-future.
SAFE, the exhibition scheduled for October 21 – November 1, is a showcase of 10 projects based on engineering and collaborative research trying to solve some of the world’s biggest safety challenges, to offer a glimpse of a safer future as a result of these interventions.
It is rooted in real-world test cases and near-future trends. From phone footage that highlights the overlooked death toll of global trade, to video game simulations of food farms under the ocean, the showcase champions on-going projects that are making the world a better place, and shares tangible solutions from industry experts.
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The collection of works was commissioned by Lloyd’s Register Foundation as part of their 10 year anniversary celebrations. Lloyd’s Register Foundation is a global charity with a unique social purpose: engineering a safer world. The 10 Lloyd’s Register Foundation-funded projects that are featured in SAFE have harnessed science and engineering to provide innovative solutions to the world’s greatest safety challenges, from food scarcity and water infrastructure, to big data and the future of automation.
As a distinct thematic journey across five intimate rooms, the showcase begins with a focus on real and perceived risks around technology, before moving to questions of environmental responsibility, and ending on an optimistic note by focusing on how practical ideas can tangibly change the future.
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“With SAFE, we are foregrounding the poetic potential of large-scale engineering and infrastructure projects from around the world, where people are collaborating to build a world where fewer lives are torn apart by the hand of fate. To paraphrase the thinking of the influential pacifist Dr. Ursula Franklin: safety is not just the absence of fear, but it’s also the absence of grief,” says Anab Jain, co-founder of Superflux.
The showcase takes place in the New Wing at Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA, between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM daily, but is independent of the official curated programme. Tickets are free, but booking is essential.
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