Museum of Future Past
Speculative
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Interaction
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AR
Speculative, Interaction and Experiential Design, Art Direction
Creative team: Belle Junput, Elmira Selivanova, Sagar Bhat, Yu Chiao Tsai
Photo credits: Elmira Selivanova
Artifacts of the Lost: Humanity Through Alien Eyes
Everything we create—tools, art, everyday objects—will outlast us, lingering in a world no longer ours.
In a future ruled by 'Them,' human artifacts become relics in an alien museum, misinterpreted through a detached lens—wires mistaken for nourishment, currency for ritual tokens, and clothing for shed skin. The ordinary is alien, the mundane profound, and our human legacy rewritten in error.
This project offers a speculative exploration of how our everyday objects, long after our extinction, might be viewed by extraterrestrials. By examining these misinterpretations, we gain insight not only into 'Their' perceptions but into the values, identities, and strange legacies we unknowingly leave behind.
Client: Maidaan and Silai studio
Founder: Ashima Gupta
Communication designer: Sagar Bhat
Photo credits: Devansh Jhaveri
Noodles
35.7871602° N, 9.3895110° W | 3 AI (3 years After Invasion)
Behold the enigmatic 'иoodlе'—a tangled relic of the two-legs' era. Our research suggests it was a universal staple, possibly consumed for its rich plumbum content.
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Hair & Comb
51.5072° N, 0.1276° W |
2 AI (2 years After Invasion)
Recovered from a two-leg habitat in 2 AI, this keratin-based relic, known as 'hair,' held great cultural significance. Below it lies an apparatus believed to aid in its shedding and untangling, used in vertical motions for maintenance and expression.
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Currency
67.8123°S, 78.1125°E |
1 AI (1 year After Invasion)
Discovered in various two-leg dwellings, these round artifacts—known as 'currency'—were used for exchanging items. Bearing unique symbols, they reflect the cultural and political identity of their time.
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Plastic Seaweed
35.7871602° N, 9.3895110° W |
3 AI (3 years After Invasion)
Unearthed from ancient two-leg waters, ‘plastic seaweed’—once mistaken for a survival resource—endures beyond their extinction. Its resilient form, varied in shape and color, suggests deep significance in their consumption rituals.
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Two-legs Skin
52.4862° N, 1.8904° W |
1 AI (1 year After Invasion)
Believed to be shed skin of the two-legs, these limb-shaped relics suggest a molting process akin to no-legs. Composed of cotton, wool, or synthetics, their varied colors and designs hint at personal expression or survival adaptations.
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