Keiken: Morphogenic Angels
1000 years from now, what will humans look like? How far will technology and science have changed the human body? In this computer-generated film, tech-forward artist collective Keiken use game engines to probe post-human possibilities and imagine a future world that is very different to our current reality. Morphogenic Angels stems from Keiken’s new prototype role-playing game, where augmented humans - now called Angels - battle the elements and fall in love with post-human capabilities.
Commissioned by Somerset House with support from UK Government’s Culture Recovery Fund through Arts Council England.
About
The film is the latest expression of Keiken’s artistic quest to explore technology’s impact on consciousness through gaming, filmmaking, installation, extended reality (XR), performance and more.
Follow Angels Yaxu and Anamt’u’ul as they try to make sense of a rapidly evolving world through post-human eyes and bodies. This inventive computer-generated film from Keiken portrays a future where technology and humans are nearly one and the same, evoking the metaverse and RPG games like Fortnite to digitally carve a snowy, Mars-like cyber world from the innovative digital tools of gaming. Morphogenic Angels is both an existential odyssey and romantic awakening bound to trigger an emotional response.
