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.

Fruiting Bodies (Island) 2015
Britannia metal, resin, automotive paint
21 x 51 x 17.5 cm
Fruiting Bodies (Mountain 2015
Fibreglass, resin, automotive paint
31 x 28 x 34 cm
Metaflora (Twin Rivers Mouth) 2015
Silicone, bronze, fibreglass, hair
150 x 32 x 34 cm
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
Metaflora (Twin Rivers Mouth) 2015 2015
Silicone, bronze, fibreglass, hair
150 x 32 x 34 cm
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
Metaflora (Twin Rivers Mouth) (detail) Silicone, bronze, fibreglass, hair
150 x 32 x 34 cm
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
Metaflora (Twin Rivers Mouth) (detail) 2015
Silicone, bronze, fibreglass, hair
150 x 32 x 34 cm
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
Metaflora (Twin Rivers Mouth) 2015 Detail view 2
Fruiting Bodies (Shield) 2015
Naugahyde, resin, automotive paint
62 x 27 x 24 cm
Fruiting Bodies (Shield) 2015
Naugahyde, resin, automotive paint
62 x 27 x 24 cm
Voyages of discovery (The world within) 2015
Ink and gouache on paper, framed
57 x 76 cm (paper size) 72.5 x 91cm (framed size)