POST//FUTURE

“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.” - Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

POST//FUTURE is an exhibition that explores the consequences of unchecked progress in a fractured and fragile world.

This heterogeneous collection features works that delve into the haunting potentialities of the future—visions shaped by the inability or unwillingness to address urgent issues in the now. None of the works comment on any one issue or challenge that society currently faces, but rather this is an attempt to avoid didacticism and the presentation of any one viewpoint in favour of an interpretable and individual experience for each viewer. The works reference a blend of speculative fiction, satire, and dystopian reflection, but allow space and opportunity for each viewer to situate themselves within the exhibition, and view it independently. Any connections, contradictions, and allusions between the works will encourage the viewer to contemplate their own concerns for this fragile future we all feel ourselves hurtling toward. 

Creating allusions to iconic works of speculative literature and film—such as George Orwell’s 1984, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale—this exhibition explores not just the future, but our present moment. 

The exhibition features a diverse range of media, from painting and photography to installations and multimedia. Each piece invites viewers to contemplate the consequences of societal complacency and unaddressed change. The works showcase various interpretations of a fractured present, and as a result, a fragile future. The artists, using metaphor, allegory, and raw imagery, challenge us to reflect on our choices today, as these echoes of tomorrow may soon become reality.

Curated by Benjamin Murphy and Nick JS Thompson of Delphian Gallery, POST//FUTURE presents a thought-provoking dialogue about the fragility of our future. It underscores the urgency of action—whether in politics, technology, social justice, or environmental conservation—before we fall into a world shaped by the mistakes we refuse to acknowledge today.