Installation view · BRB at FACT Liverpool · 18 Sep – 6 Dec 2026
A group show with Ellie Hoskins and Livi Wilmore.
September 2026 · Silicone, PLA, supermarket shelving, PIR sensors, custom electronics, sound
Eight silicone lumps with human like arms and feet, sitting on a supermarket shelf. As people pass, they ask themselves who, what and where they are, each in a different octave, cycling through declarations of “happy”, “grateful” and “blessed”.
“BRB (meaning ‘be right back’) is internet slang used on early messaging platforms to indicate a temporary step away from the screen. Today, that separation feels harder to find. […] Livi Wilmore transforms addictive digital platforms into a soft play centre for adult minds. Mrs Luva-Luva uses sculpture and film to question our agency and sense of self in a world where personal data is a lucrative commodity. Ellie Hoskins’ towering rollercoaster captures the mania and mundanity of contemporary existence.”
— from FACT Liverpool’s page for BRB
Photography by Rob Battersby, except the hands by @planetbextacyphotography
Electronics support by Gareth Davies
Also in BRB: the film Tap Tap Tippety Tap.