We are delighted to share the upcoming series of exhibitions, events and performances taking place in Inspace to kick off 2026, promising to bring you an exciting fusion of art, design, research and technology.
For our first event of 2026, we are deligthed to announce Felicity Hammond: END-OF-LIFE-SERVICE, a collaborative event programme by Stills and Photoworks, in collaboration with BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides), and Inspace, to host an experimental and playful event in the form of a funeral procession and an early evening wake where you are encouraged to explore the challenges of AI, and to create and share your eulogies to it.
Our first City Screens showcase of the year Right to Roam, created by Sarah Calmus, invites you to consider incremental effect with regards to environmental concerns, locally and globally, through reflection on natural methods of connection, communication and movement.
Ecstatic Visions a live album concert performance by soprano Stephanie Lamprea and electronic musician Alistair MacDonald, presents a curated exploration of feminine vocality, technology, and creation myths, featuring video art by Oana Stanciu, and creative captions by Stephanie Lamprea.
To wrap up our forthcoming spring programming, we are excited to again be part of the 2026 Edinburgh Science Festival, check back in February for programme details and announcements.
Programme overview
Felicity Hammond: END-OF-LIFE-SERVICE
Procession and Wake
16:30 – 20:00 | 29 Jan 2026
END-OF-LIFE-SERVICE event programme will run across the afternoon and evening of 29th January 2026 to mark the final month of Stills’ current exhibition Felicity Hammond – V4: Repository. The event marks both the declared end-of-life of Artificial Intelligence, a two-part event beginning with a procession commencing at Stills and concluding at Inspace for a performed service inviting shared reflections on what is lost with AI, and perhaps how AI might be reborn in more limited and humanely grounded form.
Right to Roam
City Screens showcase
17:00 – 1:00 | Daily | 9-22 Feb 2026
Right to Roam is an expansive enquiry into freedom of movement from artist Sarah Calmus through immersive and reactive installation, moving image and print. Reflecting on natural methods of connection, communication and movement, part of an ongoing body of work by Calmus, asking us to consider incremental effect with regards to environmental concerns, locally and globally.
Ecstatic Visions
18:00-20:00 | Fri | 27 Feb 2026
Ecstatic Visions is a live album concert performance, a curated exploration of feminine vocality, technology, and creation myths, by soprano Stephanie Lamprea and electronic musician Alistair MacDonald. The performance, celebrating the launch of a new album recording released on Neuma Records, will feature live music for voice and electronics, video art by Oana Stanciu, and creative captions by Stephanie Lamprea.
2026 Science Festival Programme
Sat-Sun, 4-19 Apr 2026
We are back again this year partnering with the Edinburgh Science Festival to bring you two featured exhibitions. The details are all under wraps until the programme launch in February 2026, so watch this space.
Full programme to be announced in February 2026
About the Institute for Design Informatics
In the Institute for Design Informatics, we fuse design and creative methodologies with data, data science and data-driven technologies. We create prototypes and experiences that make real to people the ideas that underpin the data society, and aim to ensure that new technologies sustain and enhance human values.