Patricia Piccinini

Exploring concepts of what is “natural” in the digital age, Patricia Piccinini brings a deeply personal perspective to her work.

Curator Rachel Kent notes: “Since the early 1990s, Piccinini has pursued an interest in the human form and its potential for manipulation and enhancement through bio-technical intervention.  From the mapping of the human genome to the growth of human tissue and organs from stem cells, Piccinini’s art charts a terrain in which scientific progress and ethical questions are intertwined.”

Download the 2019 Chromatic Balance exhibition essay, written by Patricia Piccinini.

Bridged connection 2016
Graphite on paper, framed
57 x 76 cm (paper size), 72.5 x 91 cm (framed size)
Poised runner 2017
Graphite on paper, framed
57 x 76 cm (paper size), 72.5 x 91 cm (framed size)
Hanging garden 2016
Graphite on paper, framed
57 x 76 cm (paper size), 72.5 x 91 cm (framed size)
Self portrait 2015
Graphite on paper, framed
Two parts, each: 57 x 76 cm (paper size), 72.5 x 91 cm (framed size), Overall size: 148 x 91 cm
The Naturalist 2017
Silicone, resin, human hair
Figure: 26 x 34 x 27 cm
Edition 1/6
The Naturalist 2017
Silicone, resin, human hair
Figure: 26 x 34 x 27 cm
Edition 1/6
Teenage Metamorphosis 2106
Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, found objects
Overall dimensions: 137 x 25 x 75 cm
Edition 1/3
Teenage Metamorphosis (detail) 2016
Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, found objects
Figure: 25 x 71 x 52 cm, Overall dimensions: 137 x 25 x 75 cm
Edition 1/3
PATRICIA_PICCININI_Unfurled 2016_1
And colour is their flesh 2015
Installation view