Events

Flashover

Flashover is a monumental multi-screen media artwork reimagining a devastating moment of terror and beauty from the Black Summer fires. Pieced together from the memories of volunteer firefighters, Flashover contemplates the cycle of bushfires fuelled by the climate emergency and our collective inability to break society’s disastrous habitual loops. It evokes fires past, present, and the inferno to come if we refuse to act.

Flashover invites you to look beyond the human viewpoint to encounter bushfires from the perspectives of flora, fauna, and the fire itself by exploring a labyrinth of minuscule and monumental screens. Created by leading artist-researchers from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, distinguished guest artists, and volunteer firefighters, Flashover combines cutting-edge photography, animation, and immersive sound techniques to contemplate bush fires at a stunning level of intimate beauty and awe.

Flashover is a free event, with afternoon and evening slots from 12PM - 4PM and 4PM - 8PM from Tuesday 4 February to Friday 14 February. Audiences are able to move through the exhibition at their own pace. Limited seating is available. Please register for the day and session you would like to attend.

This event is wheelchair accessible. Please note that there some of the spaces have low-lighting.

CREATIVE CREDITS
Concept, Writers, Lead Artists & Directors: CJ Taylor & Robert Walton
Lead Animator & Director: Phillip Wilkinson
Composition & Sound Design: Madeleine Flynn & Tim Humphrey
Installation Design: Kris Bird

PARKING

The City of Melbourne has recently changed the parking restrictions around the Southbank Campus. Parking control hours are now expanded to 7am–10pm, seven days per week, and are capped at three hours. A $2-per-hour fee after 7pm is also now in place. There is no change to the $4-per-hour peak rate between 7am–7pm. Parking inspectors are regularly in the area fining drivers who overstay their meter, so we encourage everyone to be aware and avoid an expensive fine. More information.

ACCESSIBILITY

All venues at the Southbank campus are wheelchair accessible. To read more about access services available at our venues, please visit: https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/access-our-events.

Hosted by the Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne

As consumers of medical services/products, patients are playing an increasingly active role in medical decisions, from diagnosis to treatment choices. These decisions are notoriously difficult, not only because of their potential impact but also due to their inherent complexity. This summit brings together a diverse panel of experts from psychology, medicine, public health, and environmental science to explore pathways to empower customers as informed medical decision-makers. These pathways include understanding consumers’ health needs, helping them navigate complex health information, debunking medical myths, designing interventions for healthy behaviours, and building trust with others in the medical ecosystem including doctors, nurses, and caregivers. This event offers a valuable platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and fostering collaborative opportunities. Join us at ECHO to explore strategies for empowering consumers and fostering better health outcomes through informed decision-making and collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem.