Wednesday 28 October 2026
Canopy, Leicester

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Proposed layout · Canopy, King Street

Installation positions may change. This schematic is not a confirmed access or wayfinding guide.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Canopy / Overview2D plan · Not to scale
Find toilets 2 step-free WCs · lobby toilets via stairs
  • Toilets near the lobby · stairs required

    Stairs are required to reach the toilets near the lobby and café. Two separate step-free WCs are also shown on the map.

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  • Step-free WC near the Gallery

    A step-free WC beside the Gallery-side passage.

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  • Step-free WC near WS10

    A separate step-free WC beside WS10, above the room in the 2D plan.

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Locations are schematic. A step-free route from the entrance and detailed facility specifications are not yet confirmed.

Inside Canopy

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3 spaces. 12 different perspectives. Follow an image, meet a maker, find something unexpected.

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Around Canopy

King Street entrance

Arrive from King Street, then explore the spaces and works on the map.

Public café

Canopy’s coffee shop and bakery in the atrium. Use it as a landmark as you explore the building.

The café marker indicates the arrival / atrium area, not a surveyed counter position.

About the café at Canopy
Lobby

The lobby connects the arrival area with the exhibition spaces. Choose a room to see the works proposed there.

Toilets near the lobby · stairs required

Stairs are required to reach the toilets near the lobby and café. Two separate step-free WCs are also shown on the map.

Step-free WC near WS10

A separate step-free WC beside WS10, above the room in the 2D plan.

Position is approximate. The schematic does not establish a continuous step-free route from the entrance.

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Every work, another way in

The room directory.

Proposed positions from the layout plan.
Final locations are still to be confirmed.

WS09

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

WS09 · Proposed position

Machinima: Beyond the Digital Screen

Sophie Determan

Explore the intersection between gaming culture and independent filmmaking.

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A cyber head with 8 eyes
From the artist

WS09 · Proposed position

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.

Planned artist availability
11:00–16:00 · UK time. These planned times may change.

Explore work & artist
Images from The Jewell Theatre
Participants from The Jewell Theatre

WS09 · Proposed position

Virtual Theatre

Karen Wheatley

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

Explore work & artist

WS10

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.

WS10 · Proposed position

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.

Planned artist availability
11:00–13:00, 13:30–16:00 · UK time. These planned times may change.

Explore work & artist
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

WS10 · Proposed position

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.

Planned artist availability
11:00–12:30, 13:00–14:30, 15:00–16:00 · UK time. These planned times may change.

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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

WS10 · Proposed position

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.

Planned artist availability
14:00–15:00 · UK time. These planned times may change.

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MetaFlower, Mixed Reality Kiri Wraith.
David Hughes

WS10 · Proposed position

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.

Planned artist availability
11:00–14:00, 14:30–16:00 · UK time. These planned times may change.

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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.

WS10 · Proposed position

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.

Planned artist availability
11:00–13:00, 14:00–16:00 · UK time. These planned times may change.

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

WS10 · Proposed position

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.

Planned artist availability
13:00–16:00 · UK time. These planned times may change.

Explore work & artist

CreaTech / A closer look

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