Is this your future?

Is this your future?: Hydrogen photo

Photograph by Jason Evans from the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A large photograph on aluminium of two adults and a small girl, all in blue uniforms, against a white background. The adults face us, the man's hand raised, behind a fence, while the little girl faces out of the left of the frame in front of the fence, also waving. She stands on grass with a small cat to her right. Blue plastic bottles stand dotted on both sides of the fence.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This photograph forms part of the hydrogen scenario, in which a little girl earns her pocket money by selling hydrogen. The photograph shows her being waved off by her parents.

Measurements:: overall: 920 mm x 620 mm x 3 mm,

Materials:: paper printed on aluminium dibond

Object Number:: 2019-233/1

type:: artwork

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Is this your future?: Hydrogen electrolyser

Is this your future?: Hydrogen electrolyser

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A silver metal bottle with a logo on the front in dark blue, 'Jones Family Hydrogen' with a group of two large and two small shapes resembling skittles, people or bottles. The cap of the bottle is a white flower with a scale at centre with a black hand. A white accompanying label with 'Instructions' in blue text.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This bottle forms part of the hydrogen scenario, in which a little girl earns her pocket money by selling hydrogen. She would use the bottle to collect and then sell the hydrogen.

Measurements:: overall: 320 mm x 10 mm x 8 mm,

Materials:: aluminium (metal)

Object Number:: 2019-233/4

type:: artwork

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Is this your future?: Hydrogen uniform

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A child-sized dark blue dress with rounded collar, long sleeves with white frills to the cuffs, and a knee-length a-line skirt, gathered at the waist, also edged with a white frill. There are two pens in pockets on the left sleeve. On the chest of the dress a logo in white 'Jones Family Hydrogen' with a group of two large and two small shapes resembling skittles, people or bottles.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This uniform dress forms part of the hydrogen scenario, in which a little girl earns her pocket money by selling hydrogen. The uniform acts as her advertising and mark of authenticity for selling the hydrogen. It features in the accompanying photograph.

Measurements:: overall: 520 mm x 360 mm x 90 mm,

Materials:: polyester and cotton

Object Number:: 2019-233/5

type:: artwork

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Is this your future?: 'Poo' photo

Photograph by Jason Evans from the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A large photograph on aluminium of a woman and a small girl in a white room surrounded by pale pink and silver balloons. There are pink cups and tied transparent bags on a table to the right. The girl hands a similar tied bag to the woman. Both wear pink tops, the woman wears a pink part hat.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This photograph forms part of the recycled poo scenario, in which collecting and gifting poo is part of daily life. The photograph shows a girl giving her gift-wrapped poo to the hostess of a birthday party.

Measurements:: overall: 920 mm x 620 mm x 3 mm,

Materials:: paper printed on aluminium dibond

Object Number:: 2019-233/6

type:: artwork

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Is this your future?: 'Poo' lunch box

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A box made up of two conjoined poliwood cylinders with white sides and a red lid. The left-hand lid is labelled 'Lunch', the right-hand labelled 'Poo'. Each has a tab to lift the lid. A white strap attaches to either side of the box.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This objects forms part of the recycled poo scenario, where collecting and gifting poo is part of daily life. The little girl would use half of the lunch box to preserve her poo, while keeping her lunch in the other half.

Measurements:: overall: 120 mm x 220 mm x 140 mm,

Materials:: chemiwood and polyester

Object Number:: 2019-233/7

type:: artwork

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Is this your future?: 'Poo' gift bag

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A transparent plastic bag, tied with a red ribbon and filled with an artificial swirl of poo.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This objects forms part of the recycled poo scenario, where collecting and gifting poo is part of daily life. The little girl would use such a gift bag to present her poo to the hostess of a birthday party, as a valuable energy resource. This features in the accompanying photograph.

Measurements:: overall: 60 mm x 80 mm x 90 mm,

Materials:: plastic , polythene and polyester

Object Number:: 2019-233/8

type:: artwork

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Is this your future?: 'Poo' toilet graphic

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A graphic sheet resembling a file divider, largely white with two punched holes to the left. A protruding black tab at top right has the word 'Toilets' in white. On the body of the card, the words 'Toilet stool' in black above a three-legged stool with a black seat with a toilet-seat shaped hole in the centre. Below the words 'For use with bag 01, 02 and gift bag' in black.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This graphic forms part of the recycled poo scenario, where collecting and gifting poo is part of daily life. It advertises a specially-adapted toilet seat.

Measurements:: overall: 200 mm x 135 mm x 1 mm,

Materials:: paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 2019-233/9

type:: artwork

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Is this your future?: Blood photo

Photograph by Jason Evans from the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A large photograph on aluminium of two children in a white room, with a window partly visible to the left. Both wear yellow T-shirts and red shorts. One stands at the back, arm raised above a white sideboard and screen, with a red hamster cage beside it. The other sits cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by similar hamster cages. In the centre of the floor is a small yellow cube attached to a red teddy bear silhouette.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This photograph forms part of the scenario for using animal blood, in which domestic animals are used to produce energy. The photograph shows two children breeding hamsters for their blood and using the blood radio that also forms part of the scenario.

Measurements:: overall: 920 mm x 620 mm x 3 mm,

Materials:: paper printed on aluminium dibond

Object Number:: 2019-233/10

type:: artwork

Is this your future?: Blood book

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A hardback book with a red cover entitled 'Animals for Energy: Avoiding emotional attachment to animals purchased for use as energy' by Nicholas Boyd. An outline drawing on the cover shows a hand holding a mouse upside down by the tail.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This book forms part of the scenario for using animal blood, in which domestic animals are used to produce energy. It provides imagined academic justification for this as a means of producing energy.

Measurements:: overall: 230 mm x 150 mm x 50 mm,

Materials:: paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: 2019-233/11

type:: artwork

Is this your future?: Blood radio

Object designed for the installation 'Is this your future?' by Dunne and Raby, 2004. A transparent bag in the shape of a silhouetted teddy bear is filled with what appears to be blood and mounted upright on a white plastic base to which it is attached by a tube.

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'Is this your future' is a twelve-part installation commissioned from Fiona Raby and Tony Dunne for the Energy Gallery at the Science Museum in 2004. The installation imagined three possible scenarios for alternative future energy use: hydrogen, recycled human poo, and animal blood. Each scenario is presented through a photograph of a family using the alternative energy, alongside 2 or 3 objects. The photographs were taken by Jason Evans, the objects were produced or sourced by Dunne & Raby.

This object forms part of the scenario for using animal blood, in which domestic animals are used to produce energy. The radio would be powered by blood and is in the shape of a teddy bear, designed to be more appealing to children. It features in the accompanying photograph.