Kate Newby, Falling over with surprise, 2009, carpet, sheets, oil, coffee stains, red wine, lip balm, wood, scaffolding, paint, ceramics. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Kate Newby, Falling over with surprise, 2009, carpet, sheets, oil, coffee stains, red wine, lip balm, wood, scaffolding, paint, ceramics. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Kate Newby, Falling over with surprise, 2009, carpet, sheets, oil, coffee stains, red wine, lip balm, wood, scaffolding, paint, ceramics. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Kate Newby, Falling over with surprise, 2009, carpet, sheets, oil, coffee stains, red wine, lip balm, wood, scaffolding, paint, ceramics. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Martyn Reynolds, Unthought things becoming thoughts, 2009, 11 actors, projected statements, open door. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

William Hsu, Moving Wellington's Faults: Kelburn deflation exercise, 2009, digital animation, deflation pole, altered map. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Daniel Malone, Bricks break dialectics, 2009, performance, installation. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Daniel Malone also known as Billy Apple (estab. 1997), With all kinds of delays, 2009, glass, video documentation. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Peter Trevelyan, As yet untitled, 2009, 20,000 0.5mm pencil leads. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Fiona Connor, A letter, office move, and book, 2009, the offices of Christina Barton, Anton Berndt, Laura Preston and Thomasin Sleigh; a letter; Victoria University of Wellington 2009 Guide to Enrolment. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon

Fiona Connor, A letter, office move, and book, 2009, the offices of Christina Barton, Anton Berndt, Laura Preston and Thomasin Sleigh; a letter; Victoria University of Wellington 2009 Guide to Enrolment. Installation view, The Future is Unwritten, Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi, Victoria University of Wellington, 2009. Photo: Michael Salmon