Commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia, in partnership with The Balnaves Foundation, TERMINUS is a ground-breaking virtual reality exhibition by New Zealand based artists Jess Johnson and Simon Ward. 

TERMINUS takes the form of a mysterious universe of alien architecture populated by humanoid clones and cryptic symbols to be explored via a network of travellators and gateways. This is a mesmerising experience based on drawings by Johnson, transformed from analogue into digital by Ward, and set to a musical score by composer Andrew Clarke.

When TERMINUS was first presented in Canberra in 2018 it was described as ‘an experience that left visitors with their mouths hanging open’. This is the first time that a virtual reality exhibition has been presented in far north Queensland and the Gallery is thrilled to be part of its national tour.

A National Gallery of Australia Touring Exhibition made possible with the support of Visions of Australia. National Gallery of Australia Curator: Jaklyn Babington.