If the surface of a product could react and reveal its composition, how would it tell its story? What is it made of, where has it been? Inspired by the way the natural world communicates, this exhibit envisions an alternative to labels and packaging: a living skin translating consumer information into patterns, smells or textures. In the same way a fruit tells us about its nature, could products themselves inform us on their ethical credentials in an immediate and physical way?

Science partners:
Dr Apurba Kundu, Anglia Ruskin University
Dr Ian Brown, University of Oxford
Dr Dorothea Kleine, Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Ann Light, Sheffield Hallam University