Curated Collections

The Future Focused

Looking beyond the present to glimpse what’s ahead.

  • A droid (similar to RD2D) poses standing with their legs crossed over and their right hand lifted to the sky, similar to vogueing. They are in a complete white space standing on a podium.

    ASSEMBLY

    Rashaad Newsome, Johnny Symons

    Black queer paradise: art, AI, and performance gloriously entwined.

    ACMI – Cinema 2

    Wed 27 Aug
    Fri 29 Aug
    Sun 31 Aug

  • A head shot of Dr Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston on the left, he wears a blue shirt and stands in front of a blue background. On the right is a headshot of Jen Martin, she wears a chunky blue necklace and smiles at the camera against a leafy blurred out background

    How to Live Forever

    Dr Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston

    Neuroscientist Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston offers a compelling argument for why human life could – and should – be eternal.

    The Wheeler Centre

    Wed 27 Aug

  • On the left, Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg in her blue space uniform with a name patch and an Australian flag patch, she smiles at the camera. On the right, Dr Tania Hill gazes to the sky and smiles, against a galaxy background.

    The Future of Space

    Katherine Bennell-Pegg, hosted by Dr Tanya Hill

    The choices we make up there will define us down here.

    Melbourne Museum

    Sat 23 Aug

  • PARA.cine

    Eek, Tina Stefanou, and Kirby Casilli pres. 'Hearsay' / Team Rolfes & The Mustang Speedrun

    Dismantle the traditional cinema experience with two world premiere works of mixed-reality cinema where fiction, image, and bodies fracture in real time.

    ACMI – Cinema 1

    Tues 26 Aug

CURATED COLLECTIONS

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The Moodmaxxer

A droid (similar to RD2D) poses standing with their legs crossed over and their right hand lifted to the sky, similar to vogueing. They are in a complete white space standing on a podium.

The Explorer

Laurel Halo stands against a grainy blue/grey gradient wearing a grey suit and white shirt. Her vibrant red hair flies out to the side and swoops over her face. Her left hand is in her pocket, casually.