New Planetary Imageries with Liam Young

Join us at the IMA for a storytelling performance with architect, director, and BAFTA nominated producer, Liam Young.

Operating at the juncture of design, fiction, and futures, Young returns to his hometown of Brisbane to present a screenscape of alternative and hopeful worlds. Slipping between fiction and documentary, this presentation will showcase images of tomorrow and illuminate the environmental questions of today. 

This program contributes to an ongoing architecture discussion series led by Andrew Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Architecture at University of Queensland, and Andrew Leach, Professor of Architectural History at Queensland University of Technology.

Liam Young has been described by the BBC as ‘the man designing our futures’. As a worldbuilder, he visualises the cities, spaces, and props of our imaginary futures for the film and television industry. His own films have premiered with platforms ranging from Channel 4, Tribeca, Venice Biennale, the BBC and the Guardian and have been collected by MoMA, Smithsonian, Art Institute of Chicago, SF MoMA, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the National Gallery of Victoria, among others. 

In parallel to his work in entertainment, Liam Young is in demand as one of the worlds foremost futurists, consulting on next generation technologies and designs for clients such as Nike, BMW, Google, Sony, Mitsubishi, Wired, Showtime, Microsoft, Ford, and NASA.

His work is informed by academic research and he has held guest professorships at Princeton University, MIT, and Cambridge and now runs the ground breaking Masters in Fiction and Entertainment at SCI Arc in Los Angeles. Liam Young has published several books including Machine Landscapes: Architectures of the Post Anthropocene and Planet City, a story of a fictional city for the entire population of the earth. 

This event is supported by University of Queensland.

Accessibility 

We are committed to making the IMA accessible to people of all abilities, their families, and carers, as well as visitors of different ages and different backgrounds.

The gallery entrance is on the ground floor of the Judith Wright Arts Centre, on Berwick Street. There is wheelchair access and an accessible toilet with baby changing facilities also located on the ground floor, and we welcome guide and support dogs.

If you plan to attend this event and have specific support needs we can accommodate, please contact ima@ima.org.au, call (07) 3252 5750, or ask our friendly staff on-site. Read our full access information for visitors here.⁠