Keiken is an artist collective, co-founded by Tanya Cruz, Hana Omori and Isabel Ramos in 2015. Based between London and Berlin, they come from mixed diasporic backgrounds (Mexican/Japanese/European/Jewish). They are collaboratively building and imagining a Metaverse to simulate new structures and ways of existing and to test-drive possible futures. Keiken creates these speculative worlds through filmmaking, gaming, installation, Extended Reality (XR), blockchain and performance. Keiken are a winner of the Chanel Next Prize. Recent selected exhibitions include: 2nd Thailand Biennale, Korat; House of Electronic Arts HEK, Basel; Russian Federation Pavilion, 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice; Koenig Galerie, Decentraland; FACT, Liverpool; HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin; Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt; transmediale, Haus der Kulturen der Welt HKW, Berlin (2020); Institute of Contemporary Arts ICA, London; Jerwood Arts, London (2019).

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‘We have created a prototype haptic wearable pregnant womb. Currently, it explores the creation of empathy technologies through an observational device that allows the audience to connect to the consciousness of other animals. During the residency, we have tested and developed the haptics, sensors, biometrics and design as well as experimenting with soft robotics. We're interested in creating emancipatory technology that is holistic and cosmic, inspired by what the island has to offer, its nature and multicultural community. We have carryied out research into simulation theory, dreams, deities, neuroscience and perception, continuing building our Metaverse, birthing narratives and worlds that could exist there.’