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The Age-Old Obsession With Living Forever

A new exhibition in London explores the human desire for immortality, using contemporary biohacking figures like Bryan Johnson as a starting point to examine the cultural and philosophical implications of extreme life extension.

The show matters because it places a current, tech-driven obsession within a long artistic and historical tradition, questioning what endless life would mean for identity, society, and the human experience. It moves the conversation from Silicon Valley labs into the critical space of a gallery, inviting public reflection on a topic shaping our future.