ACMI presents

The Future & Other Fictions

Exhibition

Tickets

Full

$22.5

Under 35s

$18

Concession

$15

ACMI Member

$13

Child (4–15)

$10

Blak Membership

FREE

When

Thu 28 Nov 2024 – Sun 27 Apr 2025

10am – 5pm daily

Imagine the futures that you want to see.

From cyberpunk megacities and first knowledges to rewilded landscapes and sci fi renegades, The Future & Other Fictions showcases the people, artworks and ideas that shape tomorrow.

Through more than 180 works, this immersive exhibition invites you to step into the imaginations of 19 creative visionaries from around the globe. Experience how futures are imagined and made onscreen, with artworks, sets, props, scripts, clips, costumes and original design materials on display.

Explore a wealth of Afrofuturist creations, including costumes from Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever by legendary designer Ruth E. Carter. See how the cityscapes of Cyberpunk 2077, Blade Runner 2049 and The Creator were dreamed up through stunning concept art and intricate models. Enter the kaleidoscopic world of Icelandic pop goddess Björk, with masks, dresses and artworks designed for her music video ‘The Gate’. Witness the reclamation of First Nations, South Asian and Pacific futures through fashion activism and remixed rituals and mythologies.

The Future & Other Fictions also features two new moving image works by Hannah Brontë, and Natasha Wanganeen and Liam Young.

The futures we imagine are the futures we will live in.

This World Premiere exhibition is co-curated by ACMI's Amanda  Haskard (Gunai/Kurnai) and Chelsey O'Brien and film director and futurist Liam Young.

Where

Gallery 4, Lower Ground
ACMI, Fed Square

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Suitable for

All ages are welcome. Look for family-friendly conversation prompts to help spark discussions around some of the more complex themes in this exhibition.

Suggested visit duration

60 mins

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Per student $10.50
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Exhibition themes

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How do we imagine?

It all begins with a spark of imagination. See how ideas are born, how they grow, and how they shift the way we think. Discover concept art, game design, story development and graphic novels.

The Gate, Björk (2017) © One Little Independent Records

GIF - Naphtali Falkner, Umurangi Generation

What worlds exist?

Step into future visions, from sets and miniatures to stunning visual effects. Discover how worlds are built and explore who holds the power in the future – and who dares to resist it.

Umurangi Generation (2020) courtesy Naphtali Faulkner

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Who will we be?

Celebrate the people shaping the future through characters, cosplay and costume design. Explore rituals, cultures and new futurisms. Meet the visionaries who wrote themselves into the story.

Black Panther (2018) © Marvel Studios

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