A new, world premiere exhibition is coming to ACMI and it’s set to change the way that you think about the future. The Future & Other Fictions will feature over 180 works from 19 creative visionaries from around the world. Explore how futures are imagined across film, videogames and screen-based art with sets, props, scripts, costumes and more. The Future & Other Fictions will take over ACMI from November 28 to April 27, 2025.
The Future & Other Fictions at ACMI
Wander through the exhibition and see costumes from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Björk’s mesmerising music video The Gate. There will also be miniature sets from Blade Runner 2049 as well as concept art from Cyberpunk 2077, Saltsea Chronicles and The Creator. You’ll also find original sketches from the futuristic First Nations comic series, NEOMAD.
Encounter new possibilities with Afrofuturistic works from Olalekan Jeyifous, Tamil dreamscapes from Osheen Siva and fashion activism from Tāgata Moana art collective Pacific Sisters.
The exhibition will also feature new commissions. See a short film about the embodiment of country from Queensland-based artist Hannah Brontë. Then, see Liam Young and Natasha Wanganeen reimagine a world in which fossil fuel production has ceased.
“This exhibition reminds us that the way we imagine the future is shaped by popular film, TV shows and videogames,” said ACMI Director & CEO Seb Chan. “From two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter to Italian fashion designer Alessandro Michele; New Zealand’s renowned special effects studio Wētā Workshop to the Pilbara’s own Love Punks. We hope that visitors leave optimistic about what might be possible – and find hope in designing the futures we need.”
On top of the exhibition, there will also be a special film season at ACMI Cinemas from November 28 to December 16. This program will focus on Björk and her many talents as musician, actor and artistic collaborator. See her acting debut in The Juniper Tree, her award-winning role in Dancer in the Dark and more.
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