This solo exhibition of new media installations, animations, and 2D works by multidisciplinary artist Lauren Edmonds uses the motif of a train as a visual metaphor for collective unease in a time of uncertainty and compounding crises.
The works explore a sense of forward motion despite an unclear destination, intersecting with themes of post-truth instability, climate inaction, and growing social divides. Drawing from the allegorical tradition of the Ship of Fools, Edmonds reimagines the train as both a symbol of collective momentum and a liminal space for reflection.
Melancholic yet edged with moments of hope and resilience, the exhibition considers the tension between passivity and agency—and what it means to persist in a moment that feels both fast-moving and suspended.
This presentation marks the second iteration of the exhibition, following its initial showing at Project Gallery, Queensland College of Art and Design in 2025. Presented by Flying Arts Alliance as part of the 2024 Queensland Regional Art Awards, Edmonds was awarded the Environmental Art Award for the video installation Dark Forebodings (2023–24).
