The futures we imagine are the futures we will live in.
The Future & Other Fictions showcases creative thinkers who use imagination, storytelling and craft to create speculative screen worlds.
Through first knowledges, cyberpunk megacities, rewilded landscapes and sci fi renegades, this rich and immersive exhibition celebrates on-screen mythologies that have shaped our world.
By placing dystopian visions of the 20th century in the context of new world imaginings, the exhibition reveals the possibilities of tomorrow.
The Future & Other Fictions will activate the imaginations of secondary English, Media, Humanities and Visual Art students. After the visit, this journey of discovery will foster reflection and discussion, speculative and analytic writing and creative practice.
About your visit
- Please book your timed visit before arriving at ACMI to ensure we can accommodate you and your students.
- Arrive at our Flinders Street entrance on the day of your booking and meet our staff at the Green Flag marked School meeting point.
- After booking, please check your email for confirmation, as well as other important information.
Featured artists (scroll across for more)
Exhibition themes
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 Indian
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
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
Learn more about the exhibition
The Future & Other Fictions
From cyberpunk megacities and first knowledges to rewilded landscapes and sci fi renegades, discover the people, artworks and ideas that shape tomorrow.
