Wild Hope: Conversations for a Planetary Commons – RMIT Design Hub
15.08.2023 – 30.09.2023
WILD HOPE: Conversations for a Planetary Commons
Experience a world where imagination and urgency converge, where art and design become catalysts for change. Welcome to Wild Hope, an extraordinary exhibition that beckons you to embrace a radical shift towards ‘planetary thinking’ – the very essence of our survival, both for humans and the countless non-humans who share our precious Earth.
Created as part of a new collaboration between RMIT University and Dark Matter Labs, Wild Hope is an immersive experience that will transport you to the forefront of ecological innovation. Design Hub Gallery showcases visionary works by artists, designers, and creative practitioners who champion the profound significance of a planetary commons for a sustainable future.
Through this exhibition and public program, Wild Hope: Conversations for Planetary Commons dares to imagine a brighter future for all.
This is an RMIT Culture produced exhibition, with a curatorium comprising of A/Professor Katrina Simon, Professor Naomi Stead, Professor Wendy Steele and A/Professor Fleur Watson.
Practitioners include: Marnie Banham + Tammy Wong Hulbert, Millie Cattlin and Joseph Norster (These Are The Projects We Do Together), Vicki Couzens, Dean Cross, D&K (Chantal Kirby & Ricarda Bigolin) with Žiga Testen, Sean Dockray, James Parker & Joel Stern (Machine Listening), Jessie French (Other Matters), Kate Geck, Marc Gibson, Pirjo Haikola + Tom Park, Kirsten Hayden, Mark Jacques (Openwork) & Sarah Lynn Rees with RMIT Icon Science and City of Melbourne, Alex Le Guillou, Grace Lillian Lee, Patrick Macasaet, Vei Tan, Shuming Ivy Zhou and Zechen Huang (RMIT Architecture Immersive Futures Lab and Superscale), Clare McCracken + Rebecca Najdowski + Polly Stanton, Georgia Nowak and Eugene Perepletchikov, Caitlyn Parry & Helen Duong (Mongrel Assemblies), Maj Plemenitas, David Rousell + Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, Greg Semu
Exhibition Designer: Stuart Geddes
This exhibition is part of Now or Never.
Dark Matter (darkmatterlabs.org)