#melbourne REVIEW - DISTRACTION at the Science Gallery Melbourne - FREE Entry - On now until 2nd May 2026 - Only opened Wednesdays to Saturdays.
Anastasia and Renata headed to the Science Gallery Melbourne this weekend to checkout the brand NEW exhibition DISTRACTION. Here’s their review: “Distractions are something that consume your daily life, and we commonly associate them with the internet. The new exhibition in the Melbourne’s Science Gallery, ‘Distraction’, explores what it’s like to be distracted, and how to remove those distractions. We first make a pledge to ourselves, what we realise is taking over our life, and how we plan to remove that distraction, by taking back the hours stolen from us. The exhibition is more than that, with video games, videos, timers, the internet and more attempting to steal your attention. I personally found it interesting, seeing my interests there, such as Baldur’s Gate 3, cats and some other things. Something I believe would be an interesting experience for everyone. Open from now until sometime next year, 15+ advised.” Photos @renatakatarzyna
THE EXHIBITION FOR YOUR ATTENTION
DISTRACTION plugs into the streaming torrent of content and the places our brains go when we want to focus on anything but the thing. You know… the thing you’re supposed to be doing right now? Your distraction of choice might be scrolling, daydreaming or exploring a digital universe. Where are we escaping to? What are we missing in the process? Confusion reigns, disinformation spreads and the truth is called into question. Attention becomes profit-driven, and it is hard to know who is really in control.
Yet we are creative and connective creatures, alive with an incalculable capacity to surprise. Look through a playful lens at the ways we devote our time and find space for ourselves in an increasingly nonsensical world. When we are bouncing around the whirring, flashing, pinball machine of existence, is our wayward attention a way of coping with the chaos?
Through local and international experimental projects – some developed in conversation with scientists and researchers – you are invited to participate in your own way. The time here is yours, what do you want to do with it?
Event Details:
Dates: 26 July 2025 – 2 May 2026
Times: Open Weds – Sat, 11am – 5pm
Suitable for: Some works recommended for audiences 15+. See warnings below.
Location: Science Gallery Melbourne
Content Warning: Contains stylised computer-generated nudity, sexual themes, animated sex scenes, and coarse language. It also includes real examples of online disinformation, featuring strong language, and references to racism, climate change denial, and violence. The content is presented for educational purposes. Some works recommended for audiences 15+.
Notes: FREE admission