Lucy Branscombe

Новый мир (Novy Mir), is an immersive installation, exploring the video game and fictional dystopian world of the ballet troupe, once A.I. soldiers, forced into the spotlight of ballet by their soviet creators- a dark humoured form of entertainment. This work reimagines Russian history through sci-fi and horror elements, as a means of attempting to encoding our future and dangers of institutional control. The integration of technology within this narrative, sheds light on how A.I. may be aiding in tainting our moral compasses’, especially within military contexts. The Soviet’s obsession with fostering a communist utopia became their downfall, and revealed the horrors of man, power, and war. The first room is an AR experience, where by the viewer can enter the ‘New World’ through their devices. The second, is a dark room, featuring a video projection of a militaristic style gameplay of Новый мир, revealing more about the narrative and history of the canniboterinas domination.