From 1–13 December, Diagrammatica transforms a space inside Wellington Railway Station into a live, continually shifting world of drawing, film, sound, sculpture and people.
Watch it unfold, or step inside and become part of the work.
Presented by Melbourne-based Strange Engine in collaboration with Pyramid Club, as part of the Urban Dream Station Series, Diagrammatica is an epic improvisation inspired by physics diagrams, astral photography and graphic musical scores. Hundreds of sculptural and visual fragments form a vast interconnected field, continually rearranged and reimagined by the people who enter it. Live cameras turn these actions into moving pictures of thought, generating a film in real time as forms gather, collide, dissolve and reappear.
Each day, guest musicians from Pyramid Club’s community join visiting musicians from Melbourne, Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey, to improvise inside the work, responding to the shifting film, the people and the space as an evolving graphic score.
Tue, Dec 1 - Ruby Solly
Wed, Dec 2 - Isaac Smith
Thu, Dec 3 - Andy Wright
Fri, Dec 4 - Daniel Beban
Sat, Dec 5 - Nell Thomas
Sun, Dec 6 - Simon Cuming
Mon, Dec 7 - DAY OFF
Tue, Dec 8 - Steve Roche
Wed, Dec 9 - Chrissie Butler, Winter McQuinn
Thu, Dec 10 - Kieran Monaghan
Fri, Dec 11 - Erika Grant
Sat, Dec 12 - Bridget Kelly
Sun, Dec 13 - Blair Latham
This is a free experience. Turn up at any point during the live hours (4:00–8:30pm) to explore the exhibition, watch the film unfold in real time, listen to the musicians, see the drawings and peer into the making space. No booking is needed to visit the exhibition.
If you want to go further and participate, there are two participation sessions each day, 4pm and 7pm for up to 90mins. Before entering, you’ll receive a short briefing and be fitted with light overalls and a tool belt. Once inside, there is no prescribed task and nothing you are expected to achieve. No particular skills are needed.
Booking: booking for participation sessions is not essential but is recommended. A limited number of places are available to book for each session, with additional places held for walk-ins. You can reserve a place online, or simply turn up and see if there is space.
Created by Aotearoa artist Jason Maling with sound artists Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey and filmmaker Rhian Hinkley, Diagrammatica was first presented at RISING, Melbourne in 2025.
It went on to win the 2026 Green Room Award for Outstanding Work in Contemporary and Experimental Performance, with further nominations for Design and Technical Achievement.
Special thanks to Creative NZ and Wellington City Council for supporting Pyramid Club's programme.
