The thinkOTS team produced, designed, built and installed the Australian pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo for the Australian Government. Visitors to the Australian pavilion experienced Australia by moving through three captivating acts – ‘Journey’, ‘Discover’ and ‘Enjoy’, which were created to exemplify expo’s theme – ‘Better Cities, Better Life’.

Act One, Journey
This act’s five exhibits entitled ‘Bedrock’, ‘Nation’, ‘Land’, ‘Sisters’ and ‘People’ showcased multicultural Australia and its history. Visitors were immersed in Indigenous Aboriginal history and history since European settlement as they journeyed through quirky images beyond the familiar and stereotypical.

Bedrock Exhibit - Act One, Journey

Nation Exhibit - Act One, Journey

Sisters Exhibit - Act One, Journey

Act Two, Discover
Discover was a spectacular audio-visual show utilising purpose-built technology. The presentation was a cutting-edge theatre-in-the-round accommodating up to 1,000 visitors per show, who discovered Australia’s dynamic and modern cities – ranked as some of the world’s most liveable – and our innovative solutions that lead the way in maintaining the health of our urban future.

Main Theatre Experience - Act Two, Discover

Act Three, Enjoy
Visitors entering this three-storey atrium were greeted with a series of exquisite, 10-metre-tall light-filled sculptures suspended from the ceiling. Each one was brimming with hundreds of hand-made native flowers representing Australia’s states and territories. The area was also where the pavilion’s resident performance group showcased the diversity of Australia’s world-class arts and cultural scene.