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.
THE PORTAL
Painted on Plexiglass at cultural center and music venue Foro La Paz in Mexico City
THE HUMMINGBIRD
Painted in Frida Kahlo’s neighborhood of Coyoacán in Mexico City
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 are inside 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