Spanning the cellular to the planetary, EMERGENCE[Y] is a new exhibition at Science Gallery Melbourne exploring adaptation in a rapidly changing world.
The exhibition brings together artists, scientists, technologists, and collaborators to explore how we adapt to a world in flux, showcasing research collaborations from the University of Melbourne alongside creative work from around the globe.
With opening remarks by interim Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis AC.
EMERGENCE[Y] brings together artists, scientists, and collaborators from around the globe to explore how we adapt to a world in flux. In an age marked by ecological collapse, technological acceleration, and social upheaval, adaptation becomes not only a biological imperative but a creative and ethical act. How might we not only survive through change but emerge in a critically reimagined future?
Spanning from the cellular to the planetary, EMERGENCE[Y] explores how adaptation unfolds in every layer of life – from the regenerative promise of stem cells to the movement of Martian winds. Engage with the interconnected crises and possibilities of our time through regenerative coral soundscapes, resilient fungal fashion, First Nations knowledge of the Birrarung and a vertical city farm. It features critical international and University of Melbourne research, including the expert perspectives of ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century and Melbourne Climate Futures.
Conceived as a living, adaptive ecosystem this exhibition is both a warning and an invitation – to grow, to listen, to reconfigure, and to act.
