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EVER FOUND A LEGO® WORLD HIDDEN INSIDE A PIANO?

DISCOVER A WORLD OF CREATIVITY FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART. RELICS: A NEW WORLD RISES IS AN IMMERSIVE MASTERPIECE THAT COMBINES DISCARDED AND FORGOTTEN HUMAN ARTEFACTS WITH INTRICATE LEGO
® CIVILISATIONS.

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An art deco design flourish.
An art deco design flourish.

THE YEAR IS 2530

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Humans have long abandoned planet Earth after mass-consumption led to an exhaustion of all its natural resources. The world is slowly recovering and showing signs of new life.

A series of discarded objects are blossoming with LEGO® civilisations; each one inspired by the Relic they now call home.

RELICS: A New World Rises explores an imagined future, one that might not be as far removed from reality as we think.

An Automatic Teller Machine which has had it's screen replaced with a corporate boardroom made of Lego.

MEET THE CREATORS

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RELICS: A New World Rises is the brainchild of Perth duo Jackson Harvey and Alex Towler, two mates from high school who shared a childhood love of LEGO®. The pair won Channel 9’s  LEGO® Masters in 2020 before displaying their first exhibition RELICS: Bricks of the New World in 2021.

THE EXPERIENCE

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An old and rusty VW Beetle is now home to a post apocalyptic city of Lego Minifigs.

RELICS: A New World Rises is a collection of old and forgotten objects housing miniature worlds built of LEGO®. Each display weaves intricate LEGO® constructions into unique objects to evoke a sense of nostalgia and ignite fresh curiosity, inspiring audiences young and old to explore the world within a world.

THE RELICS

Within each Relic, the LEGO® civilisation has adapted to the distinctive character of the artefact it inhabits. A marauding band of inventors have reverse-engineered a grandfather clock to build a time machine. A cryonics facility, nestled inside a vintage refrigerator, maintains mini figures in a frosty stasis to keep them safe from the effects of an overheated climate. In a retro arcade, airlocks and elevators connect a series of gaming machines together to form a futuristic space port. Even more curious worlds can be discovered, each with their own strange stories to tell.

A jukebox that has been partially hollowed out to contain a music venue made of Lego.
An art deco design flourish.


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