Arushi Shukla
Hello! I’m Arushi, a
trans-disciplinary designer at the intersection of systems thinking, regenerative systems & design futures
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Tatva
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A Future in Time
Ocean Futures
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London, United Kingdom
Ocean Futures
Multi-Species Perspectives: Exhibition at the Royal College of Art, London
BackgroundOcean Futures: A Multispecies Perspective was an immersive exhibition at the Royal College of Art exploring the futures of marine ecosystems through the lens of multispecies entanglement, technological intervention and environmental stewardship. Framed within design futures methodology, the exhibition challenged anthropocentric narratives by inviting visitors to speculate on the perspectives and survival of non-human life forms—fish, corals, plankton and ecosystems—within rapidly changing ocean environments.
MABO (Marine Biodiversity Observation System was a central piece in the exhibition, speculating a 2050 ocean where hyperspectral sensing, AI-led governance and local stewardship work in harmony to protect biodiversity and enable sustainable fishing.
Visitors engaged with a tactile 3D model of a coral habitat, illustrating ideal and harmful interventions through multispecies-informed zoning.
A hyperspectral Augmented Reality (AR) prototype, allowing users to simulate how different species (like fish or corals) might perceive oceanic changes and human impacts in real time. This interactive tool was tested during the exhibition with live participants, generating powerful feedback on how empathy-based tech can reframe marine policy conversations.
MABO embodies design futures through speculative ocean governance, sensorial empathy and techno-ecological imaginaries, offering new narratives where humans become responsible collaborators—not dominators—of ocean systems.