CreaTech Showcase 2026 exhibition programme

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CreaTech Showcase 2026

WHERECODEBECOMESCULTURE

Canopy41 King Street
Leicester LE1 6RN
Wednesday 28 October 2026
11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Discover the exhibition.

Coming up: Qilin Zhang · Jason Boomer · Zohreh Baghban

A cyber head with 8 eyes
Qilin ZhangAn Unfinished BodyFrom the artist
Image visualises members and connections within a social network. Dozens of colourful circles represent members, with a circle's size denoting level of activity and colour highlighting similarity. Lines connect the circles to represent which members have interacted with one another.
Jason Boomer8 Out of 10 CommentsTorralba, M. (2015) Social Network II. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60506610@N08/16181710782 (Accessed 06/10/26) · Social Network II — Manel Torralba · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP.
This image is drawn with tiny triangles. There is a black background and two pinkish shape appear on the right side of image, tiny tall shapes.
Zohreh BaghbanMetamorphisis of a LivingThis is the output of using an open source software called Primitive to draw the original image using only triangles.
Black-and-white typographic collage featuring French poetry in the background. A white rectangular panel in the centre displays the title ‘LISTEN, SCOUNDRELS’ in distressed black lettering, alongside ‘CALLS TO ACTION FROM EARLY CAS’.
Sean CarrollListen, Scoundrels!Listen Scoundrels Cover - Sean Carroll
A golden celluloid film reel on a black background, with "Source Filmmaker" in white text beside it.
Sophie DetermanMachinima: Beyond the Digital Screen© SteamGridDB, LLC
MetaFlower, Mixed Reality Kiri Wraith.
David C. HughesMetaFlower - The KiriDavid Hughes
A reconstructed Roman bath scene inspired by Leicester’s Jewry Wall, transitioning from a warm summer landscape on the left to a snowy winter landscape on the right. Two Roman boys stand in front of a campfire, with reconstructed Roman architecture in the background.
Wen ZhangMetaverse Experiences for Museum Tourism: Exploring the Concept of Persistence3D design and rendering by Wen Zhang, created in Blender with AI-assisted compositing.
Plenography: a new medium
Taliesin StokesPlenography: a new medium
Digital fashion outfit on a grey background
Shanique ThompsonResonant WardrobesResonant Wardrobes (2026)
Large blue gradient text reading “SOCIAL XR” fills the left side, alongside “From Spectators to Co-Creators” and “Designing Social XR with Generative AI.” On the right, three participants face a large interactive screen in a bright studio, with one person
Timothi LimFrom Spectators to Co-Creators: Designing Social XR with Generative AITimothi Lim
Images from The Jewell Theatre
Karen WheatleyVirtual TheatreParticipants from The Jewell Theatre
A collage of everyday and ritual activities including archery, family meals, temple ceremonies, and a ladder lottery drawn in a notebook, alongside the exhibition title "Where a Tool Ends and a Ritual Begins."
Atsushi YangWhere a tool ends and a ritual begins...Images: Product design by Atsushi Yang, Acer Inc.; AI-generated elements via Nano Banana 2

CreaTech Showcase 2026

A cyber head with 8 eyes
From the artist

Code becomes image

An Unfinished Body

Qilin Zhang

This project explores the visual style and conceptual construction of the cyborg through visual media in an Eastern cultural context, and also examines the relationship between technology and body.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Image visualises members and connections within a social network. Dozens of colourful circles represent members, with a circle's size denoting level of activity and colour highlighting similarity. Lines connect the circles to represent which members have interacted with one another.
Torralba, M. (2015) Social Network II. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60506610@N08/16181710782 (Accessed 06/10/26) · Social Network II — Manel Torralba · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP.

Code becomes relation

8 Out of 10 Comments

Jason Boomer

Where is the line between sarcasm and bullying on social media? When does playful banter become online abuse? Is it down to the individual or wider community? See how your views align with the crowd.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

This image is drawn with tiny triangles. There is a black background and two pinkish shape appear on the right side of image, tiny tall shapes.
This is the output of using an open source software called Primitive to draw the original image using only triangles.

Code becomes image

Metamorphisis of a Living

Zohreh Baghban

Witness the metamorphosis: a visual journey from living creature to commodity. Join us for an afternoon of collage and contemplation.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

WHERECODEBECOMESCULTURE

Canopy41 King Street
Leicester LE1 6RN
Wednesday 28 October 2026
11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Discover the exhibition.

Coming up: Sean Carroll · Sophie Determan · David C. Hughes

A cyber head with 8 eyes
Qilin ZhangAn Unfinished BodyFrom the artist
Image visualises members and connections within a social network. Dozens of colourful circles represent members, with a circle's size denoting level of activity and colour highlighting similarity. Lines connect the circles to represent which members have interacted with one another.
Jason Boomer8 Out of 10 CommentsTorralba, M. (2015) Social Network II. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60506610@N08/16181710782 (Accessed 06/10/26) · Social Network II — Manel Torralba · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP.
This image is drawn with tiny triangles. There is a black background and two pinkish shape appear on the right side of image, tiny tall shapes.
Zohreh BaghbanMetamorphisis of a LivingThis is the output of using an open source software called Primitive to draw the original image using only triangles.
Black-and-white typographic collage featuring French poetry in the background. A white rectangular panel in the centre displays the title ‘LISTEN, SCOUNDRELS’ in distressed black lettering, alongside ‘CALLS TO ACTION FROM EARLY CAS’.
Sean CarrollListen, Scoundrels!Listen Scoundrels Cover - Sean Carroll
A golden celluloid film reel on a black background, with "Source Filmmaker" in white text beside it.
Sophie DetermanMachinima: Beyond the Digital Screen© SteamGridDB, LLC
MetaFlower, Mixed Reality Kiri Wraith.
David C. HughesMetaFlower - The KiriDavid Hughes
A reconstructed Roman bath scene inspired by Leicester’s Jewry Wall, transitioning from a warm summer landscape on the left to a snowy winter landscape on the right. Two Roman boys stand in front of a campfire, with reconstructed Roman architecture in the background.
Wen ZhangMetaverse Experiences for Museum Tourism: Exploring the Concept of Persistence3D design and rendering by Wen Zhang, created in Blender with AI-assisted compositing.
Plenography: a new medium
Taliesin StokesPlenography: a new medium
Digital fashion outfit on a grey background
Shanique ThompsonResonant WardrobesResonant Wardrobes (2026)
Large blue gradient text reading “SOCIAL XR” fills the left side, alongside “From Spectators to Co-Creators” and “Designing Social XR with Generative AI.” On the right, three participants face a large interactive screen in a bright studio, with one person
Timothi LimFrom Spectators to Co-Creators: Designing Social XR with Generative AITimothi Lim
Images from The Jewell Theatre
Karen WheatleyVirtual TheatreParticipants from The Jewell Theatre
A collage of everyday and ritual activities including archery, family meals, temple ceremonies, and a ladder lottery drawn in a notebook, alongside the exhibition title "Where a Tool Ends and a Ritual Begins."
Atsushi YangWhere a tool ends and a ritual begins...Images: Product design by Atsushi Yang, Acer Inc.; AI-generated elements via Nano Banana 2

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Black-and-white typographic collage featuring French poetry in the background. A white rectangular panel in the centre displays the title ‘LISTEN, SCOUNDRELS’ in distressed black lettering, alongside ‘CALLS TO ACTION FROM EARLY CAS’.
Listen Scoundrels Cover - Sean Carroll

Code becomes image

Listen, Scoundrels!

Sean Carroll

Listen, Scoundrels! uses AI to uncover radical voices from the Computer Arts Society archive, revisiting early debates about art, technology and power, and asking what they mean for us today.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

A golden celluloid film reel on a black background, with "Source Filmmaker" in white text beside it.
© SteamGridDB, LLC

Code becomes image

Machinima: Beyond the Digital Screen

Sophie Determan

Explore the intersection between gaming culture and independent filmmaking.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

MetaFlower, Mixed Reality Kiri Wraith.
David Hughes

Code becomes world

MetaFlower - The Kiri

David C. Hughes

You are invited to engage with MetaFlower, a mixed reality experience investigating ancient Japanese Noh Theatre and Xr technologies.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

WHERECODEBECOMESCULTURE

Canopy41 King Street
Leicester LE1 6RN
Wednesday 28 October 2026
11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Discover the exhibition.

Coming up: Wen Zhang · Taliesin Stokes · Shanique Thompson

A cyber head with 8 eyes
Qilin ZhangAn Unfinished BodyFrom the artist
Image visualises members and connections within a social network. Dozens of colourful circles represent members, with a circle's size denoting level of activity and colour highlighting similarity. Lines connect the circles to represent which members have interacted with one another.
Jason Boomer8 Out of 10 CommentsTorralba, M. (2015) Social Network II. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60506610@N08/16181710782 (Accessed 06/10/26) · Social Network II — Manel Torralba · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP.
This image is drawn with tiny triangles. There is a black background and two pinkish shape appear on the right side of image, tiny tall shapes.
Zohreh BaghbanMetamorphisis of a LivingThis is the output of using an open source software called Primitive to draw the original image using only triangles.
Black-and-white typographic collage featuring French poetry in the background. A white rectangular panel in the centre displays the title ‘LISTEN, SCOUNDRELS’ in distressed black lettering, alongside ‘CALLS TO ACTION FROM EARLY CAS’.
Sean CarrollListen, Scoundrels!Listen Scoundrels Cover - Sean Carroll
A golden celluloid film reel on a black background, with "Source Filmmaker" in white text beside it.
Sophie DetermanMachinima: Beyond the Digital Screen© SteamGridDB, LLC
MetaFlower, Mixed Reality Kiri Wraith.
David C. HughesMetaFlower - The KiriDavid Hughes
A reconstructed Roman bath scene inspired by Leicester’s Jewry Wall, transitioning from a warm summer landscape on the left to a snowy winter landscape on the right. Two Roman boys stand in front of a campfire, with reconstructed Roman architecture in the background.
Wen ZhangMetaverse Experiences for Museum Tourism: Exploring the Concept of Persistence3D design and rendering by Wen Zhang, created in Blender with AI-assisted compositing.
Plenography: a new medium
Taliesin StokesPlenography: a new medium
Digital fashion outfit on a grey background
Shanique ThompsonResonant WardrobesResonant Wardrobes (2026)
Large blue gradient text reading “SOCIAL XR” fills the left side, alongside “From Spectators to Co-Creators” and “Designing Social XR with Generative AI.” On the right, three participants face a large interactive screen in a bright studio, with one person
Timothi LimFrom Spectators to Co-Creators: Designing Social XR with Generative AITimothi Lim
Images from The Jewell Theatre
Karen WheatleyVirtual TheatreParticipants from The Jewell Theatre
A collage of everyday and ritual activities including archery, family meals, temple ceremonies, and a ladder lottery drawn in a notebook, alongside the exhibition title "Where a Tool Ends and a Ritual Begins."
Atsushi YangWhere a tool ends and a ritual begins...Images: Product design by Atsushi Yang, Acer Inc.; AI-generated elements via Nano Banana 2

CreaTech Showcase 2026

A reconstructed Roman bath scene inspired by Leicester’s Jewry Wall, transitioning from a warm summer landscape on the left to a snowy winter landscape on the right. Two Roman boys stand in front of a campfire, with reconstructed Roman architecture in the background.
3D design and rendering by Wen Zhang, created in Blender with AI-assisted compositing.

Code becomes world

Metaverse Experiences for Museum Tourism: Exploring the Concept of Persistence

Wen Zhang

Explore how persistence and temporal change can shape evolving metaverse experiences for museum tourism and cultural heritage.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Code becomes world

Plenography: a new medium

Taliesin Stokes

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Digital fashion outfit on a grey background
Resonant Wardrobes (2026)

Code becomes world

Resonant Wardrobes

Shanique Thompson

Take a seat lean back on the haptic pillow and watch the digital fashion presentation unfold, and experience the tactile sensations of digital dress translated directly through sound and touch.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

WHERECODEBECOMESCULTURE

Canopy41 King Street
Leicester LE1 6RN
Wednesday 28 October 2026
11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Discover the exhibition.

Coming up: Timothi Lim · Karen Wheatley · Atsushi Yang

A cyber head with 8 eyes
Qilin ZhangAn Unfinished BodyFrom the artist
Image visualises members and connections within a social network. Dozens of colourful circles represent members, with a circle's size denoting level of activity and colour highlighting similarity. Lines connect the circles to represent which members have interacted with one another.
Jason Boomer8 Out of 10 CommentsTorralba, M. (2015) Social Network II. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/60506610@N08/16181710782 (Accessed 06/10/26) · Social Network II — Manel Torralba · CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP.
This image is drawn with tiny triangles. There is a black background and two pinkish shape appear on the right side of image, tiny tall shapes.
Zohreh BaghbanMetamorphisis of a LivingThis is the output of using an open source software called Primitive to draw the original image using only triangles.
Black-and-white typographic collage featuring French poetry in the background. A white rectangular panel in the centre displays the title ‘LISTEN, SCOUNDRELS’ in distressed black lettering, alongside ‘CALLS TO ACTION FROM EARLY CAS’.
Sean CarrollListen, Scoundrels!Listen Scoundrels Cover - Sean Carroll
A golden celluloid film reel on a black background, with "Source Filmmaker" in white text beside it.
Sophie DetermanMachinima: Beyond the Digital Screen© SteamGridDB, LLC
MetaFlower, Mixed Reality Kiri Wraith.
David C. HughesMetaFlower - The KiriDavid Hughes
A reconstructed Roman bath scene inspired by Leicester’s Jewry Wall, transitioning from a warm summer landscape on the left to a snowy winter landscape on the right. Two Roman boys stand in front of a campfire, with reconstructed Roman architecture in the background.
Wen ZhangMetaverse Experiences for Museum Tourism: Exploring the Concept of Persistence3D design and rendering by Wen Zhang, created in Blender with AI-assisted compositing.
Plenography: a new medium
Taliesin StokesPlenography: a new medium
Digital fashion outfit on a grey background
Shanique ThompsonResonant WardrobesResonant Wardrobes (2026)
Large blue gradient text reading “SOCIAL XR” fills the left side, alongside “From Spectators to Co-Creators” and “Designing Social XR with Generative AI.” On the right, three participants face a large interactive screen in a bright studio, with one person
Timothi LimFrom Spectators to Co-Creators: Designing Social XR with Generative AITimothi Lim
Images from The Jewell Theatre
Karen WheatleyVirtual TheatreParticipants from The Jewell Theatre
A collage of everyday and ritual activities including archery, family meals, temple ceremonies, and a ladder lottery drawn in a notebook, alongside the exhibition title "Where a Tool Ends and a Ritual Begins."
Atsushi YangWhere a tool ends and a ritual begins...Images: Product design by Atsushi Yang, Acer Inc.; AI-generated elements via Nano Banana 2

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Large blue gradient text reading “SOCIAL XR” fills the left side, alongside “From Spectators to Co-Creators” and “Designing Social XR with Generative AI.” On the right, three participants face a large interactive screen in a bright studio, with one person
Timothi Lim

Code becomes relation

From Spectators to Co-Creators: Designing Social XR with Generative AI

Timothi Lim

A headset-free, room-scale interactive XR installation where small groups use movement, light, sound and GenAI-driven cues to turn passive spectatorship into shared cooperative play.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

Images from The Jewell Theatre
Participants from The Jewell Theatre

Code becomes world

Virtual Theatre

Karen Wheatley

A study into dramaturgical and managerial processes involved in staging live theatrical performances using the platform Second Life

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)

CreaTech Showcase 2026

A collage of everyday and ritual activities including archery, family meals, temple ceremonies, and a ladder lottery drawn in a notebook, alongside the exhibition title "Where a Tool Ends and a Ritual Begins."
Images: Product design by Atsushi Yang, Acer Inc.; AI-generated elements via Nano Banana 2

Code becomes relation

Where a tool ends and a ritual begins...

Atsushi Yang

Where does an object end and a ritual begin? Discover how ordinary tools carry hidden meaning — in archery, tea, and the marks we leave on a page.

Canopy · Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 11:00–16:00 (UK time)