I Thought There'd Be More Flying Cars is a solo exhibition by Michelle Le Plastrier, the winner of the 2023 Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) 'Environmental Art Award' that is annually facilitated by Flying Arts Alliance.
Michelle tells the story of an imagined future "The next 80's'. Using retrofuturism aesthetics as a device to highlight the variance between our previous expectations of the future (1980's) and our current reality, hypothesizing new trajectories for the future (2080). Exploring the interconnectedness between progression and the regressive symptoms of these advancements. Our shortened attention spans and fragmented thinking born from the way we use technology and consume information, or advancements in convenience tied to overconsumption and pollution.
Image credit: Michelle Le Plastrier with I can't remember why I came to this room. Courtesy of the artist."