Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station transforms through multi-sensory art experience

Victorian artist Patricia Piccinini’s transformation of Flinders Street Station’s hidden top floor with her multi-sensory art experience – ‘A Miracle Constantly Repeated’ - reopens today with an extended season into June 2022.

As one of Victoria’s leading artists, Piccinini’s ‘A Miracle Constantly Repeated’ explores the resilience of communities and nature’s ability to bounce back from traumatic events and was originally part of Rising Festival - the most recent addition to Victoria’s major events calendar.

As the city’s arts and culture destinations continue to reopen, sessions for the exhibition are rapidly selling out.

More than 25,000 visitors have already seen the exhibition and experienced the old Flinders Street Station Ballroom and other spaces brought back to life.

Long hidden from public view, the exhibition has transformed the entire top floor of the station. The historic ballroom along with 12 adjacent and secret rooms, provide a curious backdrop to Piccinini’s hyper-real sculptures and installations of video, sound and light.  

Originally a centrepiece of the first RISING festival, the exhibition was unable to proceed due to the pandemic. It will now be extended to the end of June taking in the 2022 festival, which runs from 1st June to 12th June next year.

Created by the Victorian Government, RISING is a major new drawcard event for Melbourne and asserts the city’s reputation as Australia’s creative and culture capital.

Victorian Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson notes “the return of this exhibition will provide Victorians who missed the first RISING Festival the opportunity to experience this unforgettable cultural experience.

“I congratulate the RISING team on their efforts to bring this extraordinary exhibition back for Victorians – it will be part of an epic season of events and activities to enjoy here in Melbourne over summer and beyond.”

A Miracle Constantly Repeated is now open at Flinders Street Station. Visitors aged 16 and over must show proof of vaccination, or exemption, upon entry and wear a mask inside the exhibition.

For tickets and more information visit rising.melbourne.