Future and Form goes live 21 May 2021 - full details available now
LATESTDiscover new experimental works and virtual and physical realities: performances, walks, interactive installations and digital engagements.
A re-telling of history with a sacred object
01 — 06A vivid and emotional, multiscreen immersive drama by Ayòbámi Adébáyò, charting the journey of sacred ibeji from Nigeria to Norwich.
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New poetry emerges from the landscape
02 — 06A new multimedia poetry collection by Mona Arshi, inspired by and recorded at the stunning scenery of Cley Wildlife Reserve.
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Make the shift from reader to writer
03 — 06Using a unique combination of archive material from award-winning novelist Tash Aw and computer-generated imaging, you will travel 6,000 miles away to where your story begins in Hong Kong.
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An augmented reality walk into the past
04 — 06Travel back in time with author Imogen Hermes Gowar as she leads you on a walk through Norwich with Lady Eleanor Talbot.
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Visions of climate change in a VR world
05 — 06Inspired by children’s author Mitch Johnson and created in collaboration with students from two Norfolk schools.
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Theatre and Extended Reality (XR) combine
06 — 06James McDermott’s new multi-modal play is a timely exploration of love, longing and the challenges of communicating how we really feel.
Theatre and Extended Reality (XR) combine
New poetry emerges from the landscape
Six writers. Six works.
Six visions of future literary practice and engagement.
Future and Form explores possible new futures for literature in the digital age.
Established and cutting-edge writers are working with creative digital technologists and cultural partners across the East Anglian region to produce innovative and interactive literary experiments.
The result will be six new works designed to engage new audiences with ideas about the future of reading and writing – locally, nationally and internationally.
Six writers. Six works.
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Explore the WorkNew poetry emerges from the landscape
The shifting nature of the North Norfolk coast is evoked through the subtle choreography of voice, natural sounds, video, photography and sensor data in this new multimedia poetry collection by Mona Arshi, in collaboration with sound artist Peter Cusack and photographer Matthew Usher.
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Explore the WorkVisions of climate change in a VR world
What will the world look like 50 years from now?
In this 360-degree VR imaginarium, school-children of today imagine visions of a future affected by climate change. Change the temperature and explore the consequences.
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Mitch Johnson
After graduating from the University of East Anglia with an award-winning first class degree in…
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Explore the WorkA re-telling of history with a sacred object
A multi-screen immersive play telling the compelling story of twins separated by death. Follow the journey of the sacred ibeji artefact from its creation in Benin in 1895, to present-day Norwich in a story that spans continents, cultures and lifetimes.
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Explore the WorkTheatre and Extended Reality (XR) combine
Fusing traditional stagecraft and live theatre with unprecedented use of state-of-the-art immersive film-making and VR techniques, McDermott’s new hybrid play is a timely exploration of love, longing and the challenges of communicating how we really feel.
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James McDermott
Recent UEA Scriptwriting MA graduate, James McDermott has built a reputation as one of the…
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Explore the WorkAn augmented reality walk into the past
Human bones have been discovered in Whitefriars, Norwich. Could they be the mortal remains of the controversial Lady Eleanor Talbot? This immersive augmented reality walk through historical Norwich invites you to come to your own conclusions.
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Imogen Hermes Gowar
Imogen Hermes Gowar’s debut historical novel, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, was shortlisted for the…
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Explore the WorkMake the shift from reader to writer
In this interactive online exhibition from UEA’s flagship project Future and Form, you are invited to make the shift from reader to writer, from observer to active participant, as you inhabit the world of the writer as they craft the story.
