In The Ones Who Return, I explore a speculative future where childhood is sacred, sovereign, and digital. Set against the stark, sacred geometry of sand and sky, these figures journey through the post-human landscape — not lost, but leading. Wearing VR headsets that conceal and reveal, they move in silence across the algorithmic unknown. Their scarves flow like ancestral code, connecting the physical to the phantom. Are they escaping reality, or reshaping it? This work speaks to “Second Nature” not as mimicry of life, but as a return to what has always been real — memory, breath, and the refusal to be erased.

Learn more about Lisa Russell / The Arts Envoy and her work here.

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The Future of Humanity Experience explores how technology is reshaping the human experience by blending digital and physical artworks from global artists into a tangible vision of the future. The experience highlights the potential for human enhancement, where the organic and synthetic not only complement one another but sometimes merge, illustrating how humanity can transcend its current boundaries.

Through diverse artistic perspectives, the show critically examines the risks, ethical dilemmas, and challenges posed by technological progress. This exploration is framed through three distinct lenses – Animasapiens, Transhumans, and Starborns – and offers an invitation to delve even deeper. Learn more here.