Oceania Futures Symposium 2026
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Welcome to the Mini Museum of Futures - and it’s paradox.
Artworks or artefacts? historical narratives or imaginaries? visitor, co-creator or curator? present, past, future or Everywhen?
Museum of Futures has a long history with many collaborators. This (mini) version was created in 2026 by Claire Marshall and Amanda Reeves.
Mini
Basement
Level 4
01 Connected
by Owen Cooper
02 Monument to the death of corporate greed
by Shiela R Castillo
In 2026, after Australia banned social media for young people, there was a momentum on fighting against the use of technology for corporate greed. Young people won against Instagram and YouTube on social media addiction. With the Palantir work with US and Israel on targeted attacks on Gaza and Iran exposed, movements of youth and anti-AI warfare came together and pushed governments and corporations for ethical action. This artwork was created in 2027 as a vision for these movements. In 2030, Palantir folded up, new ethical social media platforms were established, and technology use for corporate greed died.
03 Participatory World
by Shae Brown
04 Sic Itur Ad Astra
by Tara Jaconson
This is my wish for humanity that the wisdom of humans the earth and technology all find balance and synergy to strengthen all 3 and allow to continue to explore beyond the stars .
05 Nature and Energy
by Ruth
06 Billboards
by Lily Heery
07 Regeneration
by Nedra
My vision for year 2100 is a planet earth that is teeming with life, where species live and thrive together in harmony. I envision a green and blue planet where humans have recognised our impact on the planet and remembered our interconnectedness. The rosemary and pine represent the plant kingdom. The seashell represents ocean lives. The praying mantis represents prayer and wisdom and the golden green glass with the infinity symbol represents regeneration.
08 Social Status Day Wrap
by Alice Dimond
Level 3
09 Hope Punk
by Katherine Maggs
Acceptance of the human animals need to progress laced with belief in natures resilience to ability to adapt, transform and survive, despite ego. In parallel hope in the human animal's ability to use nature as a mirror to learn.
10 Billboards
by Kayle Smit
11 We sound we sing we fly we weave
by Deborah Pineaar
12 Flow and Connection
by Vicki Webster
With the risk to human agency through technology. AI and quantum physics, the artist returned to their childhood, remembering playing in a state of flow and connecting with friends and family over a cup of tea. These practices and social mores remain resistant to the urge today to be efficient and busy.
13 Untitled
by Melissa Innes
14 Argg did it grow again since last year
by Thomas Bierderman
"The last seed of the Acacia kingiana, thought to be Extinct, was put on display in the Oceania Museum of Natural History, as a warning of the dangers of biodiversity loss. In 2029, a prolonged failure of the HVAC system (due to ChatGPT 52 electricity usage spiking to 72% of the world production in the great viral cat meme wave) led to the seed germinating. The Acacia has been growing since then, posing interesting questions about heritage, authorship, serendipity, resilience and curation."
15 Arbouressence
by Theresa Ashford
Level 2
16 Light Connection
by Rachelle Cooper Kulkarni
17 Untitled
by Anonymous
19 Post Nuclear Capyburas
by Shadi Rouhshahbaz
18 Water has Dominion
by Michael McCallum
20 Oneness with Nature removing tech
by Evelyn de Morales
"As we reach AGI (Artificial general intelligence) we are brought back to the basics, be together, with ourselves and with nature. While technology does the work, we live. Oneness with nature"
21 Tino Rangatiratanga
by Amy Knudsen
22 Connected
by Samantha Willcocks
23 We are here
by Alina Bas
24 I know you can do it
by Sienna Aguilar
"This piece explores the relationship between individual and collective agency and efficacy, to create a future where everyone feels seen, loved, heard and understood. Playing with texture, light and shade, the mini-collection of a marble and wire with cherries symbolise the goodness and fruits on Earth, wrapped in a golden paper blanket and ‘container’ holding these gifts as sacred. Behind the white clouds peppered with fingerprint markings is a yellow card taken from a well-known stationery brand from the 2020s, symbolising the sunlight that can bathe people when they feel supported and energised to act. A pivotal moment in the artist’s life led to this artwork being created: in 2026 while she was transitioning out of not-for-profit work and creating her own business to support changemakers, she attended the Albania Futures and Foresight Symposium. This artwork influenced her approach to business, which centred sense-making, and supported changemakers of all ages to strengthen skills to face uncertainty with values based action."
25 Family
by David Swift
26 Wayfinding with and through generations
by Adam Sharpe
Real resilience in the 21st century requires wayfinding, an iterative and visceral process of engaging with complexity, with the winds of past present and future generations as guides
27 Beat Coin
by Caitlin Noakes
Level 1
28 Snail Dreaming
by Marcus Bussey
29 Fire and Water
by Paul Dominic
We fail to prevent the climate crisis and endure floods and bushfires.
30 Greyhound Liberation
by Helen Palmer
31 Burn in Hell
by Anonymous
32 The moment
by Ewelina
33 Rest in the future
by Kylie Schostakowski
Ground Floor
34 Respect All
by Elissa Farrow
"I believe and hope for respect And unity and community building between planet people and all beings"
35 Champions of Possibility
by Margie Sheedy
My hope is for a future where possibility is a passion and we reward champions of the cause!
36 Watching Australia's life wisdom
by Casiana Buosi
37 Breaking on through to the other side
by Willow Pryor
This artwork explores the ruptures in the fabric of connection that happened during 2020-203. A time when many started to stretch the fabric open to explore the spaces in between the heartbeat of the planetary consciousness, ways of being & culture. It explores the ruptures and tears that also happened during this time allowing the more than human to have more breathing space and voice in the global narrative.
38 Live the Future Now
by Marcia
Live the future now. Each step is building your future now.
39 What's inside if a robotic
by David Swift
40 Cathedral
by Jadey Dunn
41 Not sure which way to go
by Peter Tully
42 Shape a world
by Margueritte Westercott
43 Oneness with nature
by Evelyn
44 FFS
by Christine Brennan
