You are a character in this novel

To read the book, travel to the cities where pages have been painted on real buildings.

THE LABYRINTH

264 Azulejos painted and baked in Caldas da Rainha (a UNESCO Creative City).

Panel tiled at cultural center and concert hall Fábrica Braço de Prata in Lisbon.

BUDA / PEST

Painted at cultural center and ruin bar Manyi - Kulturális Műhely (pre-war building) in Budapest, Hungary

ASCENDING / GROUNDING

100 stairs in Bali, shaped like DNA —

2 strands of a double helix.

One page is read going up stairs (Ascending), and one page is read going down (Grounding).

Both are meditations - written at Awan Connection - cafe, coliving and yoga studio.

NATURE JOURNEY THROUGH PAI, THAILAND

Find all 3 murals for an adventure down Pai River, a ride through the forest, ending with a sunset over the fields.

Painted at Rim Pai Cottage (hotel and resort), Thai Adventure Rafting, and Two Huts - restaurant, bar, and live music venue.

THE MIRAGE

Painted at open-air performance venue Mīrārī in Lisbon

Be a part of the biggest global story ever written

The Universe Book is the world’s first street art novel.

  • Explore new cities through book pages

  • Share adventures with people around the world (IRL + online)

  • Connect with other cultures and communities

WALLS AROUND THE WORLD

London, UK

Rishikesh, India

Pokhara, Nepal

Porto, Portugal

Honolulu, Hawaii

Arambol, India

Medellín, Colombia

Rishikesh, India

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Barcelona, Spain

A journey through every dimension

Some pages can only be accessed through AR/VR>

These pages can be projected onto any wall.

Read the rest of the story on web2.

You’re already inside the novel

That’s why you pass by a building and read the page.

  • The fictional characters can enter our 3D reality — their words already exist on our buildings

  • Interact with fictional characters and real people in other cities (immersive app launching 2025)

  • Create your own path and write your own story (clues ahead)

The story is being developed in real-time, and new building walls and pages are being added.

Ready for the experience?

— Get the map —

About

The Universe Book is a narrated experience — a choose-your-own-adventure game that you play in real life. Read the book by traveling to the cities where pages have been painted onto physical buildings. You can still enjoy the book online without traveling, but you’ll have more fun if you travel. Simply follow the map and clues along the way.

Mission

The purpose of the project is to make the world more connected through discovery, travel, and adventure. Each of the walls was inspired by real people in those cities. So, the cities are connected, and so are the people in them — through various stories and chance encounters. You can live your own story in each city and help build this global community.

General inquiries: hello@universe-book.com