What will the internet of the future be like? Are we already living in the metaverse?

A reflection on the ethical, legal, social, and economic implications of virtual worlds

The exhibition Expanded World: Between the Physical and the Virtual explores the limits of physical reality and digital simulation and delves into the effects of the explosion of virtual worlds on our lives.

Through 80 pieces, ranging from historical objects from the 18th and 19th centuries to immersive installations, video games, augmented reality applications, and reflections on the metaverse by various national and international artists, the exhibition explores the human drive to inhabit simulated worlds. At the same time, it invites us to reflect on the current relationship between physical reality and virtual worlds, and on its ethical, philosophical, legal, social, and economic implications.

Globalization, hypervigilance, inequality, digital identities, and social organization and codes of conduct in virtual communities are some of the highly topical issues featured in an exhibition that focuses on a society that inhabits both the real and the virtual worlds. 
This is a project by Fundación Telefónica
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