Outernet London to host a series of Black History Month activations including an AI production

To celebrate Black History Month, Outernet London will be hosting a series of activations in Central London, including an AI production 'Black To The Future'. Located next to Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road station, the commissioned productions will mark the annual celebrations of the Black community in the UK. 

'Black To The Future', which commenced yesterday (Tuesday 7th October), was produced by Media Stream AI and created by Olivia Ema and Samuel Adjaye. The production reimagines Black history as a living, evolving story that isn’t confined to the archives but written daily by the next generation. 

Using abstract poetic visuals, it will also look at legacy and roots to present voices with real innovators, artists, scientists shown through AI-enhanced video portraits; and “the history we are yet to make”.

Christopher Kenna, founder and CEO of Media Stream AI, spoke about the project, saying, "The film unfolds in a surreal landscape where time bends and dissolves. Digital technologies become vessels, collapsing centuries into moments."

They continued mentioning, "The work reimagines how Black British history and culture is carried into the future, showing that the past is not behind us but encoded in our present and our becoming. At Media Stream AI, we believe the AI revolution will be the great equaliser. Giving access to art, media and creativity to all and allowing the community to express itself in new imaginative ways."

The Black History Month series also includes Carnival Through The Lens of Ian Watts, as well as Black and British, which will see Seasoned and The Independent reflecting on this year’s Black History Month theme, ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’.

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