Description

EMERGENCE[Y] brings together artists, scientists, and collaborators from around the globe to explore how humans and non-humans 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.

Spanning from the cellular to the planetary, the latest Science Gallery Melbourne exhibition 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. 

This free exhibition is both a warning and an invitation—to grow, to listen, to reconfigure, and to act. Visit Science Gallery Melbourne to consider: how might we not only survive through change but emerge in a critically reimagined future?

What's On

Encounter Patricia Piccinini’s major new commission, developed with scientists at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, revisiting Still Life With Stem Cells (2002) through contemporary research.

Harvest fresh produce from a living vertical farm by Greenspace and University of Melbourne researchers, grown onsite. Experience fire-resistant garments created from mushroom mycelium and textile waste by Alia Parker. Enter Tuengel, an e-waste video installation by Dr Wang Zhigang, imagining post-apocalyptic coexistence. Experience the winds on Mars through a kinetic sculpture by David Bowen and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Listen to coral reef soundscapes restoring marine ecosystems, created by Marco Barotti.