Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

Evolution of the Castle Hill site from botanical research station to Museum Discovery Centre

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Parramatta

2026

Country Always

Caring for Country

A Corner of the Empire

The Garden Palace

The Holding Pen

The Agricultural Hall

Regional Networks

Across New South Wales

A Museum of Doing

Technological Museum

Expanding Stories

Evolution of the Castle Hill site from botanical research station to Museum Discovery Centre

Transforming the Tramsheds

Powerhouse Stage 1 and the Harwood Building

A Symbol in Time

Sydney Observatory

Ongoing Transformations

Powerhouse Ultimo

Applied Arts and Sciences

Defining the terms in the 21st century

Powerhouse Renewal

A transformative renewal program across four sites

We Rise

Blak Powerhouse

Powerhouse-1 Mission Launch to the ISS

An initiative of the Powerhouse: Future Space program

2024

Exoskeleton

Powerhouse Parramatta

Parramatta

2026

Media Release

16 September 2025

POWERHOUSE ANNOUNCES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION WITH M+

Powerhouse is proud to announce a significant new international collaboration with M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture, through the commission of Dancer in the Mirror Field — a new animated film by acclaimed South Korean artist Ayoung Kim.

Premiering on 3 October 2025, the work will debut on the iconic M+ Facade in Hong Kong as part of the museum’s 2025 exhibition program. The 65-metre-tall LED screen, visible across Victoria Harbour, will display Kim’s film nightly until 28 December 2025.

Dancer in the Mirror Field is a speculative fiction film that explores society’s fixation on optimisation and efficiency. Set within a large futuristic structure inspired by Hong Kong’s sleek shopping malls it imagines an annual competition to find the most optimised delivery worker — a reflection on the physical demands of labour in technologically driven economies.

About Powerhouse

Powerhouse sits at the intersection of arts, design, science and technology and plays a critical role in engaging communities with contemporary ideas and issues. We are undertaking a landmark $1.2 billion infrastructure renewal program, spearheaded by the creation of the new museum, Powerhouse Parramatta; expanded research and public facilities at Powerhouse Castle Hill; the renewal of the iconic Powerhouse Ultimo; and the ongoing operation of Sydney Observatory. The museum is custodian to over half a million objects of national and international significance and is considered one of the finest and most diverse collections in Australia. We are also undertaking an expansive digitisation project that will provide new levels of access to the Powerhouse Collection.

About Ayoung Kim

Ayoung Kim (born 1979, South Korea) is a Seoul-based multidisciplinary artist who works across installation, sound, performance, and moving image. Her celebrated Delivery Dancer series investigates mythology, navigation systems, and optimisation technologies. Kim has exhibited her work in many biennials, festivals, and institutions, including Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2025); Tate Modern, London (2025); Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2025); National Asian Cultural Centre, Gwangju (2024-2025); Museum of Modern Art, New York (2024); Sharjah Biennial 15 (2023); Ars Electronica Festival, Linz (2023); and the 56th Venice Biennale (2015). Kim is a recipient of the LG Guggenheim Award, New York (2025); ACC Future Prize, Gwangju (2024); Golden Nica Award, Prix Ars Electronica, Linz(2023); and Terayama Shuji Prize, 37th Image ForumFestival, Tokyo (2023); among others.

About The M+ Facade Commissions

The M+ Facade is an expansive, light-powered canvas featuring thousands of LEDs on the south face of the M+ building, making it one of the largest media screens in the world. Overlooking Victoria Harbour, the facade showcases a dynamic mix of works from the M+ Collections, moving image commissions, and the museum’s identity, offering moments of play, humour, poetry, intellectual reflection, and artistic contemplation to thousands of onlookers each evening. Throughout the year, M+ collaborates with leading artists from all over the world, commissioning works for the facade that champion new moving image practices and deepen the museum’s connection with a global audience. These commissions speak to M+’s role as a pioneering global museum of contemporary visual culture engaged with technology and digital media while contributing to the thriving arts scene in Hong Kong.

About About M+

M+ is Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture. Located in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK), it is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The landmark M+ building on Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbourfront was designed by the world-renowned architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron in partnership with TFP Farrells and Arup. It spans a total floor area of 65,000 square metres, featuring thirty-three galleries alongside a Learning Hub, Moving Image Centre, Research Centre, and Roof Garden, among other event and programming spaces. The M+ Facade is one of the largest LED screens in the world, showcasing commissioned artworks on the Hong Kong skyline every evening. The museum stewards a multidisciplinary permanent collection that includes objects from regions across Asia and beyond. A highlight is the M+ Sigg Collection, one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of Chinese contemporary art. Today, M+ is a nexus for researching and presenting contemporary visual culture, inspiring thought and curiosity.

Media Release

POWERHOUSE ANNOUNCES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION WITH M+

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