FutureFest is coming back on 17-18 September with a jam-packed programme of mind blowing experiences and debates.
Future Love curator Ghislaine Boddington tests the most universal of all emotions, exploring what happens to romance, dating, identity and even skin when we move beyond the physical and merge with the virtual, by inviting pioneers, innovators and future thinkers to share their visions.
Here are some highlights from the weekender to help you plan your days:
- Mark Farid – Individuality in the Shadow of Conformity – 11:10 – 11:25
- Implant Party with Phoebe Moore & Hannes Sjoblad with Ghislaine Boddington – 11:15 – 11:45
- Kate Russell – Love Gaming? 12:10 – 12:40
- Shu Lea Cheang – Viral Love is Future Love – 14:15 – 14:30
- Debate – Hyper Enhanced Sensualities – Henrique Olifiers, Maria Oshodi, Paul Sermon & Ghislaine Boddington – 14:35 – 15:25
On Sunday
- Dan O’Neill and Lewis Arnold – Humans2 – 10:40 : 11:15
- Debate – Synthetic Emotions – Trudy Barber, Marco Donnarumma, Anna Troisi & Luke Robert Mason – 11:55 – 12:45
- Love After Death with Stacey Pitsilides & guests – 12:00 – 12 : 45
- Frank Furedi – Love as Risk – 12:05 – 12:20
- Cindy Gallop – Sex and The Office: The Future of Love and Work – 12:45 : 13:15
- Soh Yeong Roh – My Fair Robot – 13:40 – 14:10
- Debate – Shifting Identities debate – Rhyannon Styles, Bill Thompson, Shu Lea Cheang & Cindy Gallop – 14:35 – 15:25
- John Troyer – Death is the Future. Death is Always the Future – 16:10 – 16:25
- DJ Spooky – The Future of Love Music – 17:15 – 17:45
Full schedule for Sunday here
The Future of Love theme also includes some visionary installations running on both days: an immersion work Collective Reality, which explores digital togetherness, a strong, youth radio work Coming Out, and a special room of experts sharing visions for Love After Death in a digital age. Other sensory experiences linked to Future Love include cocktail Mr Lyan and haptic Simutouch.
Read Ghislaine’s full blog on her Future of Love curation here
FutureFest / 17 -18 September 2016
Tobacco Dock, London, E1W 2SF
Book your ticket on www.futurefest.org using our special 20% discount code
Image: My Robot Companion by Anna Dumitriu and Alex May, at FutureFest 2015. Photo: Piers Macdonald.