Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler’s epic exhibition RELICS: A New World Rises is opening at the Melbourne Museum this Friday, 1 September. The exhibition is a more complete version of the one that enjoyed huge success at the South Australian Museum and broke attendance records there.
Following their victory on Channel 9’s LEGO Masters™️ Series 2, the duo is excited to bring their acclaimed art style to families, art lovers and LEGO-fans at the Museum.
Set in a future long after humanity’s reign, RELICS tells the story of a world where LEGO® minifigures have risen from the debris to craft intricate civilisations in discarded human artefacts, each one inspired by the object they now call home.
RELICS: A New World Rises invites audiences of all ages on a journey of discovery, where stories of humanity are built through objects of play and nostalgia.
Featuring eye-opening LEGO creations nestled inside discarded vintage treasures, RELICS prompts an examination of our world through storytelling and gives objects that may be considered rubbish a whole new life.
“The LEGO minifigs are the plastic puppets of our stories, and we’ve had so much fun constructing hundreds of narratives with them. We hope people are able to find these stories, and create some of their own,” said Jackson Harvey. “RELICS is a very weird love child between an antique shop, the LEGO movie and Blade Runner.”
Thinking far beyond the bricks, Harvey and Towler draw on their masterful design, engineering and visual art skills to weave fascinating narratives that reflect our world in a new light and engage with audiences’ understanding of expression, sustainability and connection.
RELICS runs until 28 January 2024. Tickets are now on sale via RELICS: A New World Rises – Melbourne Museum.
