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Predictive Living is a dystopian product showroom with reimagined everyday objects for the near-future consumer. The project envisions a future where ostensibly inert household items such as clothing hangers, a table lamp, and a trash can evolve into intelligent tools that inevitably manage our lives for us. As a critical design project, the installation adopts the viewpoint of a fictional tech company "Synthome," spotlighting how these redesigned objects actively engage in personal data collection, aggregation, and manipulation. By igniting conversations around contemporary issues such as surveillance, privacy, and the commodification of data, Predictive Living aims to prompt deeper reflection on the pervasive influence of technology in our lives and how corporations can manipulate consumers in a hyper-capitalist, data-centric society—all under the guise of technological advancement and user betterment.

About the Artist

Janice Kim is an interdisciplinary designer who combines her technical expertise in engineering with her design background to push boundaries through speculative and critical design. Her work focuses on the societal implications of emerging technologies, igniting discourse and prompting viewers to reevaluate established perspectives at the crossroads of technology and society.