The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.

Now or Never: Present Shock II

In a glass box outside the Melbourne Town Hall, a barrage of statistical clocks and live news feeds bombard us with real-time information about the world.

When we’re confronted with a constant cacophony of data on a daily basis, how do we decipher what’s true? And why does it matter?

The sheer volume is beyond cognition. And while this information is presented as fact, there is no way of verifying its accuracy.

Present Shock II is a free event by United Visual Artists.

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.

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