JUKEBOX 2 IMAGE CREDIT TO SIA DUFF
IMAGE CREDIT AUCKLAND MUSEUM
R E L I C S: A
N E W
W
W O R L D
here did the original idea for this world come from, and how did it evolve into such a large-scale exhibition?
Besides LEGO, we’ve both always had a love of old antiques, of the stories that a beautiful old object could hold. In our exhibtions we aim to present LEGO in a new, artistic context, and we realised that by fusing LEGO builds with these vintage ob ects, it opened up a whole realm of storytelling possibilities that could capture the imagination of young and old alike. The post-human world was a natural fit for this combination, and once we started to flesh it out, it allowed us to e pand the storytelling beyond the builds. he story centres on L mini gures inheriting the planet and building new civilisations inside forgotten human objects. Why was it important for you to tell this story? ew orld ises is a story about the future of humanity and the planet we live on.
46 COFFS COAST focus
R I S E S
The exhibition explores an imagined future, Our creative process starts with selecting the one in which humans continued abusing the right object. A good relic needs to have a planet, and have been replaced by LEGO mini clear, recognisable purpose, a sense of its own figures. The rate of mass consumptions and character and importantly, an obvious space to manufacturing today is unsustainable, and build in! Once we crack on to the right idea, our exhibiton paints we develop the builds a whimsical, yet dark by asking questions picture of what the about what fun or future could look like creative ways might the Our aim is to if we don’t change our mini figures come use LEGO as a ways. Our aim is to use up with to interact medium to explore LEGO as a medium to with this object? What these questions explore these questions inspiration could they about what the about what the future take from the waste future could look could look like, and help the humans have left like, and help make make these difficult behind? The builds are these difficult topics topics accessible inspired by the objects accessible... particularly to a younger themselves, and once audience. a good concept is on the table, the stories Each installation naturally flow. feels like a complete universe; whether it’s a ski resort inside an old fridge or a rock concert inside an ampli er. ow do you approach world building with this level of detail?
The exhibition has previously been shown in major cities across Australia and New Zealand, and now it’s coming to the Yarrila Arts & Museum complex here in Coffs