STUDIO
Lucy McRae encourages scientific conversation around the slipperiness of where science and technology meet the body
STUDIO.
Lucy McRae leads a multi disciplinary, artist-research studio investigating the impact future technologies have on human evolution. We world build and develop future concepts for film, episodic, aligned innovators and fashion in parallel to our gallery and museum focused art practice. Lucy thrives in the writer's room, design lab, film set and workshop, creating by hand, and driven by scientific discovery.
Boldly staring down the status quo, the studio pioneer new story for how future technologies will fundamentally alter human intimacy, reproduction, spirituality, biology and wellness culture — shining light on the ethical implications of genetic engineering. Their prophetic aesthetic is flung far from archetypal tropes, creating nostalgia for a future about to happen.
PROFILE.
Based in Los Angeles, Lucy is a visiting professor at architecture school SCI_Arc, is a World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader and TED Fellow. World acclaimed science fiction artist and body architect, Lucy considers how human biology might be augmented by a mixture of physical design, modification of genes and emotions –– technology transforming the body and ethics.
The studio is known for diversifying the predictive voices we traditionally call science and technology, through hypothetical worlds into which somebody can situate themself. Speculation becomes a tool to provoke ideologies and ethics about who we are and where we are headed ––
CLIENTS.
Exploring scientific breakthroughs related to health and the human body, the studio explores the cultural and ethical impacts emerging technologies have on the future body, for clients including MIT, Philips, NASA, Dezeen, Aesop, Adidas, Robyn, Unilever, Adobe, Intel, Kia, Wired Health, Nike and Mini, among others.
Listed by Fast Company as a designer shaping the future, Lucy is a highly regarded pioneer blurring boundaries of film, art, architecture, design, and technology.
Their track record of bringing innovation to life, is evidenced through Lucy’s role as senior consultant at Philips developing wearable technology for the far future design research division, called Probes (2006-10).
COMMISIONS.
Art making is the heart of the studio. Presenting, publishing and commissioned by international museums and platforms including Italy’s Venice Biennale, Melbourne’s National Gallery of Vitoria, London’s Science Museum, Paris Centre Pompidou, Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, Rotterdam’s Het Nieuwe Instituut, Eindhoven’s Mu Hybrid Art House, Vienna’s Ars Electronica, Amsterdam’s NXT Museum, [HEK] House of Electronic Arts, Singapore International Festival Arts, S+T+ARTS, Israel’s Design Museum Holon, and Triennale di Milano among others.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
Regarded as a thought leader exploring the cultural and emotional impacts science and cutting edge technology have on redesigning the future, Lucy has spoken at Tribeca Film Festival, London’s Royal Albert Hall, MIT Media Lab, TEDx London, Creator’s Project, Dezeen among more.
Tailored workshops for clients including Swarovski, Proctor & Gamble and Unilever. Masterclasses at Royal College of Art, Central St Martins, SCI_Arc, Hyper Island, Design Academy, Bartlett, RMIT and the Architecture Association among others.
Showreel Night Sun by RICHARD J. BIRKIN
“Lucy is a force of nature; a pioneering creative whose work is unique and visionary. She’s also a pleasure to work with and always delivers above and beyond expectations”
–MARCUS FAIRS, DEZEEN FOUNDER. RIP
PHOTOGRAPHY KORT HAVENS