Sculpture without limits. Nicholas Mangan (b. 1979, Djilang/Geelong) describes his art practice as a form of ‘material storytelling’. Over the past two decades he has created a compelling body of work that considers humanity’s relationship to the natural world, taking everything from coral rubble to cryptocurrency as a point of departure. Mangan’s art locates human history in the context of deep geological time. With a focus on Australia’s place in the Pacific, his works reflect on how social, political and economic upheaval are connected to material transformation, offering new perspectives on pressing global issues, such as the impact of extractive mining on natural resources and climate change. This mid-career survey brings together eight of the artist’s expanded sculptural works, beginning with Nauru – Notes from a Cretaceous World (2009–10) and culminating with his latest project, Core-Coralations (2021–ongoing), inspired by the perilous fragility of the Great Barrier Reef. Other highlights include Ancient Lights (2015), a video that considers our connection to the sun, powered by an off-grid solar array on the MCA roof; Limits to Growth (2016–21), which compares Bitcoin with Rai, an ancient form of stone money from the Pacific; and Termite Economies (2018–2020), a series of sculptures that evoke non-human labour and social organisation. The exhibition is accompanied by a series of public programs and a major new monograph co-published by the MCA and Lenz Press, Milan.