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Leeroy New's Recycled Installation Featured in Futurium's Ocean Futures Exhibition

exhibition · 2026-03-19

Filipino artist Leeroy New has created an installation called Balangay Spacecraft for the Ocean Futures exhibition at Berlin's Futurium museum. The exhibition, which runs through August 31, 2026, explores aquatic environments as infrastructure, archives, and neighbors. New's work consists of interconnected spheres made from bamboo and recycled plastic, resembling both mangrove ecosystems and artificial islands, suggesting potential future habitats.

Key facts

  • Ocean Futures exhibition runs through August 31, 2026
  • Leeroy New created Balangay Spacecraft installation
  • Installation uses bamboo and recycled plastic materials
  • Exhibition located at Futurium museum in Berlin
  • Work explores future aquatic habitats

Entities

Artists

  • Leeroy New

Institutions

  • Futurium

Locations

  • Berlin
  • Germany

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