The anticipated future world: Its potential characteristics
A Look into the Future: "The World to Come" Photography Exhibition
Beginning May 15, the digital exhibition "The World to Come" will open, curated by IL in collaboration with Mudec Photo. This unprecedented project brings together 50 international photographers, each offering a unique perspective on the anticipated future.
The participating photographers have utilized their personal experiences from the present to depict a diverse, audacious vision of tomorrow. The exhibition serves as a digital platform, showcasing the blend of fears, hopes, and perspectives encapsulated in a single image, accompanied by a thoughtful commentary and a self-portrait.
The primary intention behind this initiative is to capture moments without an aspiration to retain them. Each photograph provides a window into a potential reality, shaped by the raw materials of light and time. As John Berger notes, "it's perfect when there's nothing more to take away."
The exhibition transcends the boundaries of time, offering dreams, visions, landscapes, and fragments that paint the picture of a future that is better, worse, or simply different. The goal is to create a collective perspective on a world as it begins to move forward.
For a deeper understanding of the project and the photographers involved, follow IL and Mudec's social platforms where a series of video interviews will be released starting May 5. The exhibition catalog will be available for download from mid-May on ilmagazine.il
Sources:[1] World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 – Rome[2] World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 Dates and Venues[3] The International Center of Photography (ICP)[4] Center for Creative Photography Celebrates 50th Anniversary
- In the digital exhibition "The World to Come," the photographers will not only showcase their vision of the future through photography, but also incorporate aspects of technology and data-and-cloud-computing in their work, using artificial intelligence possible to enhance their depictions of tomorrow.
- While the "The World to Come" exhibition primarily focuses on photography, the participating photographers, in their depiction of a potential tomorrow, may also touch upon themes related to cybersecurity and the intersection of technology with our daily lives, capturing a glimpse of the complexities and offerings of the future world.
