The Australian Museum’s exhibition RELICS: A New World Rises will open to the public in Sydney on Saturday, August 16.
Created by former LEGO Masters champions Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler, the new exhibition brings intricate LEGO civilisations to life inside a series of upcycled vintage objects.
Set in the year 2130, RELICS imagines Earth in recovery after human abandonment, where nature is returning and LEGO societies have emerged from the remains of a consumerist past
The exhibition reimagines the traditional museum experience through a display of thousands of LEGO pieces that come together to tell multiple interconnected stories.
This exhibition will weave together themes of sustainability and futurism "with playful, imaginative narratives that challenge visitors to see familiar everyday objects in entirely new ways".
Australian Museum director and CEO Kim McKay said RELICS promises visitors of all ages an entirely original, shared experience where everyone has a chance to share their own perspective.
“RELICS invites visitors into a world where the closer you look, the more you see! Not only will it spark conversations about our wasteful world, and the future, but it’s also a fun way to discover the power of creative storytelling," she says.
"Jackson and Alex’s exhibition combines a heady mix of nostalgia, sustainability and future-facing creativity and it’s unlike anything we’ve exhibited before.”
The former LEGO Masters champions said RELICS is a passion project the two have worked on for years, and showcases all their insights and ideas when it comes to creative storytelling.
“It’s important to us that every Minifigure we place in the exhibition is telling its own story. We like to put ourselves into the minds of each character … What have they been up to? Are they having a good day? Who are they with? By thinking about their stories, it helps bring the Minifigures to life as they inhabit their RELICS world,” said Towler.
Co-creator Harvey added: “We hope visitors will being thinking about the life material possessions have after they are discarded and encourage people to be more thoughtful about what they throw away.
"It’s exciting for us to take an object that to most people would look like trash and give it a whole new life.”
RELICS is supported by Hotel Partner, Pullman Sydney Hyde Park.
Exhibition Tickets: Adult: $29.00, Concession: $25.00, Child 4-15: $19.00. Tickets are on sale now at australian.museum.
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