Imagine a time beyond your existence— not death, but non-being. Who will partake in the fruits of your world? When humanity fades, could a new plague of life take our place? This exhibition at Void_Melbourne delves into a speculative post-human reality, exploring the idea of what comes after us. Through three distinct lenses, we ask: Who will rise as the new dominant cultures? What fragilities allowed this shift? Were there technological crossroads where we failed to act? The exhibition weaves together gravity and humour, beauty and decay, to create an imagined archaeology of our own disposability. Felice Grodin, a Miami-based architect and artist, presents an augmented reality (AR) piece that traces its origins to an endangered butterfly from the Wimmera region of Victoria. This virtual sculpture reflects our submission to digital realms while underscoring the ecological threats we’ve overlooked. In this blending of nature and technology, the work hints at our complacency and its potential consequences. At the heart of the exhibition is a solemn work by Rosslynd Piggott—a sculptural fulcrum balancing the weight of human tenacity and fallibility. It serves as a poignant reminder of our fragile existence and the thin line between survival and failure. The paintings of Cole Bazin from Vancouver introduce us to the inhabitants of this new world, where traces of our unresolved anxieties still linger. These figures, both haunting and charming, offer a reflection of our own absurdities, illustrating how humour and pain often walk hand in hand. From the Industrial Revolution to the digital age, human progress has long carried with it the seeds of its own undoing—advancements cloaked as opportunities, even as they laid the groundwork for oppression and collapse. This exhibition seeks to divine a way forward from such futility, reminding us of Walter Benjamin’s assertion that, in light of humanity’s self-inflicted wounds and its crimes against nature, “there is good sense even in the most eccentric fantasies and extravagant utopias.” Donald Holt