FUTURE FORM, FUTURE FUNCTION?

WHAT IF...insects could diagnose illness? WHAT IF...clouds were modified to snow ice cream? WHAT IF... we lived in a society where our every thought was public? These are just some of the questions asked in the upcoming exhibition at Science Gallery which probes the space between reality and the impossible and where designers meet scientists to explore the future.

WHAT IF... has been curated by leading London based design duo Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby and features a range of works by designers who have explored everything from using animals as life support machines, through to what happens in a society where machines can read your every emotion.

On show in the gallery will be a diverse range of work including The Race by Michael Burton which looks at how people and their non-human cells can coexists and scrutinizes our inadvertent creation of superbugs like mRSA through the misuse of antibiotics and James King's Dressing the Meat of Tomorrow looks at recent advances in tissue engineering which enable us to grow meat without the expense, cruelty and traditions of rearing the whole animal.

Please Note: Science Gallery Exhibitions are not open on Mondays